Grandma Wells' Tuna Macaroni Salad recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups elbow macaroni
1 cup mayonnaise
1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed
1 (5 ounce) can albacore tuna, drained and flaked
1 cup diced celery
1 cup cubed Cheddar cheese
½ cup chopped red onion
2 tablespoons chopped sweet pickle

Nutrition Info

355.4 calories
carbohydrate: 25.9 g
cholesterol: 28.1 mg
fat: 22.8 g
fiber: 2.4 g
protein: 11.9 g
saturatedFat: 5.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 312.2 mg
sugar: 3.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain macaroni and cool under running water.

  2. Place macaroni into a large salad bowl. Stir in mayonnaise, green peas, tuna, celery, Cheddar cheese, red onion, and chopped sweet pickle until thoroughly combined. Chill and serve.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

Kitty's birthday salad. Traditionally we have made this every July for years and years. Until Grandma Wells died, the kids never knew it was originally her recipe from the 1960s.

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