Tuna Pasta Salad

This recipe for Tuna Pasta Salad is an easy main dish for summer. Using tri color pasta with the diced tomatoes and peppers makes this Tuna salad a colorfully appealing meal.

2 diced fresh tomatoes
3 diced green onions
½ cup diced cucumber
½ cup diced celery
½ cup diced green pepper
2 6 oz cans tuna
4 hard boiled eggs
1 cup shredded cheese
1 lb tri color pasta
2 cups mayonnaise
1 tsp celery seed
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp salt

Hard cook eggs by putting them in a single layer in a pan and add water till there is an inch over eggs. Cover and quickly bring to a strong boil. Remove from heat and let eggs stand covered in the hot water for 20 minutes.

Drain hot water and refill pot with cold water to cover eggs till cooled.

Cook pasta and in boiling salted water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water and leave to drain several minutes. Drain tuna and combine with mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and celery seed.

Add in the tomatoes, onion, cucumber, celery, green pepper, chopped eggs, cheese and pasta. Stir gently to mix. Refrigerate covered for 6 hours or overnight.

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