High Protein Tuna Pasta Salad
A chilled pasta salad with tuna, peas, tomatoes, and celery in a creamy Greek yogurt dressing.
Equipment
- Large pot
- Large bowl
- Colander
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 cup dried pasta rotini or penne
- 2 can tuna 5 ounce cans, drained
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 celery stalk chopped
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
Cooking
- Cook. Boil the pasta until al dente, adding the peas for the last 2 minutes.
- Cool. Drain and rinse the pasta and peas.
- Dress. Whisk the yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Combine. Toss in the pasta, tuna, tomatoes, and celery.
- Chill. Chill before serving.
Notes
Substitutions: Use whole wheat pasta or extra yogurt in place of mayonnaise.
Tips: Cool the pasta before dressing it.
Storage: Refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Nutrition is calculated per serving.