Making these nutritious cinnamon apples in the microwave is simple. This hearty side dish is a favorite among my family on cool fall evenings.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup Italian-style salad dressing
- 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
- 2 cups cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 cups diced tomato
- ½ cup diced green bell pepper
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
- 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil; cook the macaroni at a boil until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water to cool the macaroni to the touch; drain again.
- Stir the mayonnaise, Italian-style salad dressing, and mustard together in a large bowl. Add the cool macaroni, cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, green onion, salt, pepper, tuna, and egg; stir to evenly combine. Chill at least 4 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 521 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 51 g |
| Cholesterol | 79 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 27 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 1111 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Great Summer Salad! Just Added More Mayonnaise,..
I made two small changes–I used chopped red bell pepper instead of green and I omitted the additional salt. I did use reduced fat mayonnaise. This did need a little more dressing, I did have to add just a little more mayonnaise/italian dressing/mustard to make it wet enough. We all liked this tuna pasta salad, especially me. Two of us went back for seconds. Out of that whole bowl, there was enough for one Tupperware container for my husband’s lunch for the next day. I’d definitely make this again BUT I would increase the dressing ingredients to a half cup for both the mayonnaise/italian dressing and two tablespoons mustard. Four and a half stars.
What a TASTY recipe! Only substituion was color & flavor of yellow and orange bell peppers vs. the green bell peppers.
Nice flavoring on the sauce, but needed about twice as much for the amount of pasta. I omitted the tuna. Next time I make this, I will also omit the egg, as I feel that added nothing, and will double the sauce. I will leave all the veggies about the same.
I made this the night before a lunch and added everything except the tuna. It was delicous. The next morning before the dinner, I added the tuna and didn’t like it so much. So, 5 stars without the tuna!
My family ask for this all the time. We just add what we have and it’s the best