basic tuna salad

Name: Basic Tuna Salad
Ingredients: - pasta (elbow, wagon-wheel, whatever) , as much as you want. i make a bunch.; 1 can(s) peas (the 15 oz one...or more or less, depends on how much you like your peas...!); 2 can(s) tuna (the cans seem to have gotten smaller, so i use 2 cans); - miracle whip (as much as you want to make the salad a creamy as you want). other people would maybe use mayo. i don't like mayo, so....; - salt & pepper, to taste

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shelly brown

faribault, MN

Updated on Jul 18, 2013

Just so ya know, Mom's always turned out better...I don't know what her secret ingredient was, but it just tasted better!!! :-)

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Ingredients

- pasta (elbow, wagon-wheel, whatever) , as much as you want. i make a bunch.
1 can peas (the 15 oz one...or more or less, depends on how much you like your peas...!)
2 cans tuna (the cans seem to have gotten smaller, so i use 2 cans)
- miracle whip (as much as you want to make the salad a creamy as you want). other people would maybe use mayo. i don't like mayo, so....
- salt & pepper, to taste

How To Make basic tuna salad

Step 1

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain and cool.

Step 2

Drain the peas and tuna. Add to the pasta. Add a couple large spoonfuls of the Miracle Whip and stir. Add more if you want.
Step 3

Chill. You can salt & pepper it before chilling or let each person do their own.
Step 4

Now this is just the most basic recipe. Lots of people add stuff like chopped celery, chopped hard-boiled eggs, chopped onion, or whatever strikes their fancy!
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