How to Make Macaroni Pasta Salad

Macaroni pasta salad is a delicious cold pasta salad recipe. This is a perfect summer side dish. It is loaded with protein from the tuna and if you use whole wheat macaroni you can get some whole grains in to. This is a very economical party food. Pasta is very inexpensive along with canned tuna and fresh vegetables. My mother made this all the time in the summer when I was a kid and we loved it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 lb whole grain macaroni
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 2 cans tuna in water
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Cook the whole grain macaroni pasta in boiling water until it is almost cooked through. You want it a little under done because there will be carry over cooking before the pasta is cooled.

2. Strain the macaroni pasta and cool it completely. Drizzle the macaroni pasta with a little olive oil to void the macaroni sticking together.

3. Combine the macaroni pasta, mayo, sweet relish, diced celery, chopped green onion, diced red bell pepper and apple cider vinegar.

4. Strain the water out of the tuna and break it up with a fork. Add the tuna to the macaroni pasta salad and combine it well. Season the macaroni pasta salad to taste.