Tuna Macaroni Salad

By bklynmommy

Ingredients

• 8 oz. elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
• 3 eggs, boiled
• 2 tbsp. dill pickle relish
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 can chunk light tuna, drained
• 1 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp. dijon-style mustard
• 4-5 drops pepper sauce
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. celery seed
• 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/8 tsp. course black pepper

Details

Adapted from wellseasonedlife.com

Preparation

Step 1

Kicking it old school-style with elbow macaroni. But, any pasta will do. Seashell pasta is my other favorite.


The children were nestled, all snug in their bed.

I like to do double-duty by boiling the eggs and pasta together. I bring the eggs to a boil first, then throw in the pasta after the eggs have boiled a few minutes. The whole boiling process for the eggs should be ten minutes so adjust adding the pasta with that number in mind. Since elbow macaroni takes about 8-9 minutes, I let the eggs boil about two minutes first, then add the mac.

I was out of dill pickle relish, but never fear - make-do mama is here. Hamburger dill chips will do!


Give them a chop and they're good to go.



I chopped one green onion and added to the pickle bowl.


Now, here comes the controversial part. Celery!?! I will admit it here that I do not eat this stuff. But, my husband does. So, if we have it in the fridge, I chop it and serve it on the side!!! It does not get mixed in with MY tuna!


Drain the tuna well and break apart. I only used one can but two cans would have been even better.


I like to mix up my sauce in a separate bowl from the tuna so that I can taste and adjust the seasonings. Here, I'm adding dijon mustard to my mayonnaise.


I like to add four or five drops of hot sauce. It doesn't make the dish hot, just gives it a good flavor. The pepper sauce of choice in our house is Crystal Hot Sauce.


Mix in the dry ingredients. Adjust these to your tastes.


The paprika makes the sauce a beautiful peachy color.


Now, that's some good-looking yolks there.


Chop the eggs.


Put it all together now!


My hero! Enjoy!