I am so pleased to have found a quick and easy macaroni salad that the whole family loves. This recipe is so easy that I just whip it up without thinking – my kind of cooking! The beauty of this salad is that it is not drowning in mayonnaise. I was surprised that the whole family loves this so much because 2 out of 4 of us do not like tuna. The kids gobble it up, tuna and all. This has quickly become my oldest kiddos favourite after paddling snack.
Bring this salad to family gatherings and see everyone trying to guess the secret ingredient. People don’t expect the hint of tarragon and it is a perfect addition. Next time I will be trying this with shredded chicken.
Tuna Macaroni Salad
Ingredients
2 Cups of Macaroni (measured before cooking)
2 ribs of celery chopped
1/2 Medium red onion chopped
1 can of flaked tuna
1/2 Cup of Mayonaise
1 Tablespoon dried Tarragon leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare macaroni as per package directions. Allow cooked macaroni to cool.
- Add celery, red onion and tuna to large bowl. Mix to break up tuna. Add cooled macaroni. Mix in mayonnaise. You may have to add more than the recommended 1/2 Cup. Add tarragon leaves and salt and pepper to taste.
- 2 Cups of Macaroni (measured before cooking)
- 2 ribs of celery chopped
- ½ Medium red onion chopped
- 1 can of flaked tuna
- ½ Cup of Mayonaise
- 1 Tablespoon dried Tarragon leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Prepare macaroni as per package directions. Allow cooked macaroni to cool.
- Add celery, red onion and tuna to large bowl. Mix to break up tuna. Add cooled macaroni. Mix in mayonnaise. You may have to add more than the recommended ½ Cup. Add tarragon leaves and salt and pepper to taste.
Love macaroni salad, definitely will be trying this. Thank you for the great recipe.
I love macaroni salad, but I put peas in mine, I don’t know why, I just do lol
My husband loves macaroni salad but I hate tuna…love the idea of adding shredded chicken instead!
Souns delish , thanks for sharing the recipe , i will def be trying it out , i love Macaroni salad 🙂
I love macaroni salad but not fussy on tuna so I use salmon in ours. Great in the hot weather.
This sounds and looks really good! Will have to try out this recipe!
The whole family loves macaroni salad i cant wait to try yours,thanks !
Love tune. Love pasta salad. I will try this but without the onion as I can’t tolerate it unfortunately. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Sounds good but I would have to put chicken or ham in it because we hate tuna!
Don’t you just love this!! Summer and salads are perfect and this is one of my favorites.Thanks for posting it.
I like the idea of shredded chicken in the salad and I think the peas add a colour punch to the salad
Macaroni Salad is a great summer food, Will be trying this one.
I do not like tune at all…..but I’m know to whip a tuna salad for my guys since they really do enjoy it!
Always happy to try new variations of a Tuna-Pasta salad. Thank you for the tips!
Thank you. This will be perfect for my lunch at work.
I too like that it is light on the mayo. That is always an adjustment we have to make.
Thanks for sharing, this salad looks amazing. Will definitely try it out!
This is a delicious recipe that our family loves too.Maybe the tarragon has something to do with it!! TY 🙂
My kids love Macaroni Salad but I have never made it myself and this sounds doable!
Simple and easy and it looks delicious.
I used to make this ALL the time and then I stopped! Love the addition of celery…I’ll have to start again now.
I love macaroni salad. This looks great and I can’t wait to try it
I love pasta salads all year long. This one looks really good. I have never used tuna in pasta salad before, I will have to try this.
I love this idea! It looks so good, and it’s all stuff you can easily find in your pantry.
This sounds so tasty! I am a fan of tuna in almost any dish.
I made this salad and followed the recipe to a t and it was delicious! I have been making tuna salad for years and this one tastes even better than mine!!
Sounds like a great potluck dish.
Looks like a great salad for a summer BBQ 🙂
Seems like to an easy to make recipe that is great for the body.
Great recipe but I’d be substituting shredded chicken for the tuna, or using salmon instead. 🙂
The addition of tuna to the macaroni salad is a great way to add protein and flavour to the dish.
On top of that tuna is healthy for you.!
I seen this recipe in August and finally got to try it last weekend and it’s delicious.Thanks so much !
This likes very appetizing, great idea on adding taragon, have never used it in cooking before.
We had this today with shrimp and fried Fish it was enjoyed by all…Happy Easter
We enjoyed your salad at the park this weekend the kids loved it !
I love tuna macaroni salads!