This tuna macaroni salad is easy to make with cooked pasta, celery, peas, relish, and mayonnaise. It will remind you of Grandma's! Enjoy this basic comfort food when the weather is warm.
Ingredients
- elbow macaroni: 1 pack (12 ounce pack)
- baby peas: 1 can (10 ounce can, drained)
- stalks celery: 2 piece (chopped)
- tuna: 1 can (5 ounce can, drained)
- sweet onion: 2 Tbsp (chopped)
- mayonnaise: 1 cup
- sweet pickle relish: 2 Tbsp
- salt and pepper: (to taste)
- hard-cooked eggs, quartered: 3 piece
- pinch paprika: 1 piece (for garnish)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
-
Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
-
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water.
-
Stir together macaroni, peas, celery, tuna, and onion in a large bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
-
Mix in mayonnaise, relish, salt and pepper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
-
Garnish with egg wedges and a sprinkle of paprika. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
