Tangy Tuna Pasta Salad

Submitted by seabeewife401

"Delicious recipe I came up with with few ingredients left in my pantry."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) box rotini pasta, cooked
• 1 (6 ounce) can tuna
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 10 black olives, sliced
• 10 green olives, sliced
• 3⁄4 cup Miracle Whip
• 1⁄2 cup ranch dressing
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons sweet basil
• salt and pepper, to taste

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. I use Barilla Whole Wheat Rotini.
2. While the pasta is cooking, chop pepper, tomatoes, celery and olives and place in a bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, combine miracle whip, ranch dressing, lemon juice, garlic and herbs and mix until blended. *Add more or less spices to taste.
4. Once pasta is cooked, drain and put in a large bowl. Add vegetables, tuna and Miracle Whip mixture to pasta.
5. Mix until well blended. Refrigerate until cool.
6. Serve and enjoy!

Reviews

[Boomette]

This is a great pasta salad. I used macaroni, a red bell pepper instead of green, no celery because I didn't have, only black olives and more than requested. The dressing is great. My son wanted this for lunch each day. It was a hit. Thanks seabeewife :) Made for cookbook tag game

 

[TattooedMamaof2]

What a refreshing recipe! My picky eater DS loved it, along with my DD. I used 3/4 C fat free sour cream instead of the miracle whip, and then mayo for the ranch (didn't have any), and used half a box of orzo for the rotini. Thanks! Made of Spring PAC 2010