Dinner for two : Tuna Macaroni Pasta Salad | I Heart Recipes

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

canned tuna

🥗Healthier: cooked chicken

💰Cheaper: canned salmon

Canned salmon is often less expensive and provides similar texture

hard-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chickpeas

Tofu adds protein without cholesterol, while chickpeas are budget-friendly

sweet pickle relish

🥗Healthier: diced cucumbers

💰Cheaper: diced pickles

Diced cucumbers provide crunch with fewer calories

Boil lightly salted water in a large pot.

Add elbow macaroni to the boiling water and cook until done.

While the pasta is cooking, slice green onions and peel and chop a carrot.

Chop pickles to use instead of dill relish if not available.

Crumb two boiled eggs.

Once the pasta is done, drain it and place it in a large bowl.

Add chopped green onions, chopped carrots, and chopped pickles to the bowl with pasta.

Fold all the ingredients together using a spatula or spoon.

Add crumbled boiled eggs to the mixture and fold again.

Add sweet relish to the bowl and fold it in with the other ingredients.

Add canned tuna to the bowl and fold it in, breaking it up to avoid large chunks.

Add mayonnaise and fold it in until well combined.

Season the mixture with seasoning salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, and dried parsley flakes, and fold to incorporate.

Transfer the tuna pasta salad to another bowl and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours to chill.

After chilling, transfer the salad to a serving bowl.

Garnish with additional smoked paprika and sprinkle dried parsley flakes or basil flakes on the rim of the bowl.

Garnish the top of the tuna pasta salad with additional parsley flakes and boiled eggs.

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