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7 Layer Tuna Pasta Salad

  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x

Ingredients

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For dressing (or use store-bought creamy yogurt dressing):

  • ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup olive oil mayonnaise
  • 4 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For salad:

  • 8 ounces elbow pasta
  • 34 cups Romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 large cucumber, diced
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 24 ounces of canned or pouched tuna in oil
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • ½ cup black olives, pitted and halved (optional)

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to directions. When finished cooking, drain and set aside to cool.
  2. Make salad dressing by salad ingredients with a whisk until well-combined (or use store-bought creamy yogurt salad dressing). Set aside.
  3. Layer the salad in a large bowl, trifle dish or multiple wide mouth Mason jars with tight-fitting lid by placing the dressing in the bottom. Next, layer the tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and olives (optional). Then, add a layer of cooled pasta.  After that, layer the tuna and cheese. Finally, top with lettuce. Cover and let sit in the fridge for 4-8 hours or until chilled, then enjoy or keep refrigerated as a meal prep until you’re ready to eat.

Notes

Recommended utensils: pot, colander, bowl, whisk or fork, trifle dish or mason jars 

  • Author: Dish on Fish
  • Cuisine: Tuna