Summer Tuna & Pasta Salad
photo by KateL
- Ready In:
- 1hr 12mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
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Prepare the following and put into a large bowl
- 2⁄3 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 2⁄3 cup yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped celery
- 1⁄2 cup chopped red onions or 1/2 cup vidalia onion
- 3⁄4 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 -5 hard-cooked eggs, coarsly chopped
- 3⁄4 - 1 cup frozen baby peas, slightly thawed
- 1⁄2 cup water chestnut, chopped (optional)
- 8 slices bacon, fried crisp and crumbled (optional)
- 12 ounces light chunk tuna in water, well drained and flaked into bite sized pieces (can use cooked chicken or ham also)
- 8 ounces tri-color spiral pasta, cooked 10 to 12 minutes, drain off and rinse in cold water, drain off again & add to bowl
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DRESSING
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Mix together in a separate bowl
- 3⁄4 cup salad dressing (not mayonnaise)
- 1⁄2 cup caesar salad dressing, and dip (comes in a jar, and is quite thick)
- 3 -4 tablespoons milk (Try 3 Tbsp. first, if still too thick, add one additional Tbsp.)
directions
- Put all prepared ingredients into a very large bowl and mix well. Then pour dressing over salad and mix to coat the ingredients well. Refrigerate overnight before serving. Serve cold.
- Note: For a different flavor change, try: about 1 cup Italian dressing, or 1 cup of Ranch dressing.
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Reviews
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Enjoyable pasta salad, made 1/2 batch, which filled my 2-quart Corning casserole dish. For the salad dressings, made Recipe#11369 (which I recommend for this recipe) and Recipe#174591 (which was acceptable). This was a lot of work, using bits of ingredients. I would make the full batch for an economical pot luck dish. Made for Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup tag game.