Easy Tuna Pasta Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This simple and colorful tuna pasta salad with boiled eggs, peas, red onion, and a creamy honey-lemon dressing is always a hit at summer parties.

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package cavatappi (corkscrew macaroni)
1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 (8 ounce) cans tuna, drained
3 stalks celery, sliced
1 red onion, diced
1 cup peas
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup chopped green olives
1 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste
4 hard-boiled eggs, halved

Directions

1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 9 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
2 To make the dressing: Whisk mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, honey, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3 Stir tuna, celery, onion, peas, parsley, olives, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice into pasta. Pour dressing over salad, toss until coated, and add hard-boiled eggs on top.