Tuna Macaroni Salad

Submitted by Chef Boy of Dees

"This is our version of an old Betty Crocker recipe. Again, since we are garlic freaks, we kicked up the garlic and tried other improvement. This is a great side dish or along. Great for potlucks."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) package shell macaroni (small sized)
• 1 (7 ounce) can tuna, drained
• 1 cup cubed sharp cheddar cheese (we also shredded it and it was ever better)
• 1⁄3 cup minced onion (grated is better)
• 1 cup salad dressing or 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed (again more is better)
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt (can be garlic salt)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 3⁄4 cup sliced sweet pickle relish (best if left out) (optional)

directions

1. Cook macaroni as desired AL DENTE.
2. Drain; rinse with cold water.
3. Combine macaroni, cheese, tuna, pickle relish (if used) and onion in a large bowl.
4. In a separate bowl, stir together salad dressing, salt, pepper and garlic.
5. Pour over macaroni mixture and toss to coat.
6. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours (overnight is best).

Reviews

[starsugarb]

Not our favorite. I used chopped sweet relish from the jar and 3/4 cup was just too much. The amount of salad dressing mixture and relish seemed too much for the amount of tuna and pasta. I even added another can of tuna and doubled the amount of pasta. I like sweet relish in my tuna, but this was too much for our taste.

 

[monagrenier]

I grew up on this recipe! Instead of the sweet pickle relish my family has always used 3/4 cup of bread and butter pickle slices drained but otherwise straight from the jar -- it gives the sweetness without being TOO sweet. Also I think the salt is a little too much.

 

[j_rousom]

I made this salad for a recent potluck BBQ and everyone raved about it! Even after doubling teh recipe, the salad was gone in a flash! The garlic made it delicious and it was easy to make! This is a recipe I will definitely use over and over again!

 

[Sharon123]

I really enjoyed this salad. I used only 1/2 cup mayo and it was plenty. I also only used about 2 tbls. of relish. I used bottled minced garlic, and for the onion I used green onions. Thank you Whimsical, for a nice light dinner that I paired with veg. bean soup.

 

[Mysterygirl]

I liked this, although I will admit to reducing the amount of mayo. I don't care for a lot of dressing on anything so I just used about 1/3 C instead of the full 1 cup the recipe calls for. I'll make this again as it was a nice change for lunch.