Main Dish Macaroni Salad

Name: Main Dish Macaroni Salad
Prep time: P1H
Total time: P3H
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: frozen peas & carrots mix; salad dressing, creamy ranch; sugar; milk, 2%; black pepper; celery seeds; dry mustard; prepared mustard; mayonnaise; celery; red onion; pasta, elbow macaroni; salad dressing, italian; tuna, canned; egg, hard-boiled

Submitted by thegrammalady

Macaroni, tuna salad suitable for main or sid dish

YIELD

12 servings

PREP

1 hrs

COOK

0 min

READY

3 hrs

Ingredients

POUND FROZEN PEAS & CARROTS MIX
cooked and drained

1 ½

CUPS SALAD DRESSING, CREAMY RANCH *

TEASPOONS SUGAR
to taste

1 ½

CUPS MILK, 2%
or filtered water *

TABLESPOON BLACK PEPPER

TEASPOONS CELERY SEEDS

TABLESPOONS DRY MUSTARD

CUP PREPARED MUSTARD *

CUPS MAYONNAISE

BUNCH CELERY
large dice *

MEDIUM RED ONION
chopped

POUNDS PASTA, ELBOW MACARONI
small size, cooked and drained

CUP SALAD DRESSING, ITALIAN

OUNCES TUNA, CANNED
3 cans drained

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 to 16 as main dish. 20 to 30 as side dish.