Main Dish Macaroni Salad

Macaroni, tuna salad suitable for main or sid dish

3 hours Prep: 1 hours Cook: 0 minutes

629 calories per serving view nutrition facts

thegrammalady

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

3/4	cup	salad dressing, italian
1 1/2	cups	salad dressing, creamy ranch
2	teaspoons	sugar	to taste
1 1/2	cups	milk, 2%	or filtered water
1	tablespoon	black pepper
9	ounces	tuna, canned	3 cans drained
1	medium	red onion	chopped
1	bunch	celery	large dice
1	pound	frozen peas & carrots mix	cooked and drained
3	cups	mayonnaise
1/4	cup	yellow salad mustard
2	tablespoons	dry mustard
2	teaspoons	celery seeds
2	pounds	pasta, elbow macaroni	small size, cooked and drained
8	each	egg, hard-boiled	sliced/diced

Directions

Combine hot peas and carrots, tuna fish, and italian dressing. Set aside.

Thoroughly whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, spices and water/milk in very large bowl/pot.

Mis in onion, celery, macaroni, and Ranch dressing. Gently fold in tuna mixture until just mixed. Salad should ve very moist, add water/milk if needed. Salad will thicken a bit when chilled.

Very, very gently fold in hard cooked eggs.

Chill thoroughly. Garnish.

Serves 12-16 as main dish. 20-30 as side dish.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 232g

Amount per Serving

Calories 629 40% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.0g	43%
Saturated Fat 4.0g	21%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 21mg	7%
Sodium 782mg	33%
Total Carbohydrate 80.0g	27%
Dietary Fiber 4.0g	18%
Sugars 9.0g
Protein 16.0g	32%