Yummy Summer Picnic Salad

Tuna macaroni salad gets dressed up with sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, green pepper, and hard-cooked egg in a creamy Italian dressing.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 521 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup Italian-style salad dressing
• 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup diced green bell pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni
• ¼ cup chopped green onion
• 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
• 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
• 2 cups cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 cups diced tomato

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.