![]() This creamy tuna macaroni salad checks all the boxes: simple ingredients, cold and creamy, stupid-simple to toss together, and perfect for sharing! Why Southern Style Tuna Macaroni Salad is the Perfect Potluck Dish So, I know a delicious pasta salad when I see one. I’ve made plenty of pasta salad recipes-the traditional creamy macaroni salad, a BLT macaroni salad, deviled egg pasta salad, and even an Italian pasta salad with salami. That’s right-you can’t! Because pasta salad is a staple picnic dish. I challenge you to think of a time you went to a potluck or backyard BBQ and didn’t see a big bowl of creamy, cold pasta salad right there next to the hot dogs, hamburgers, potato chips, and cut fruit. You know, when everyone and their mama is having a potluck for no specific reason–just to eat! I personally love going to potlucks because it gets me out of the house and gives me the opportunity to socialize (and, of course, EAT!). What I love most about this salad is that it is fully customizable! You can add or take away ingredients to make it your own.Hey, y’all! It’s officially potluck season. Play around with the ratios to see what works best for you. ![]() The trade-off here is that by reducing the mayonnaise, you may be sacrificing some of the flavor. Adjust the mayo-sour cream ratio – The more sour cream you use, the less the dressing will be absorbed.This creates a barrier making it more difficult for the noodles to absorb the dressing. Only add a small amount at a time (about a teaspoon) until noodles are coated. Don’t add the oil when the pasta is too hot. Toss it in a little oil – You can also toss the noodles in a little bit of oil after the pasta has cooled down a bit.Just gently toss a little bit at a time, you probably won’t even need all the pasta water. Set aside 1-2 cups of pasta water to toss with the noodles. Keep some of the pasta water – As the noodles are cooling, they might become a little dry.PRO TIP: If using frozen peas, mix the peas (still frozen) with the macaroni in a large bowl to help it cool faster and thaw the peas at the same time. You can sprinkle some very cold water over it to help cool it down or toss with some ice cubes. Cool it down – Allow the pasta to cool before mixing in the mayo mixture.There are several different ways to keep your tuna mac salad from absorbing too much mayonnaise and drying out. How To Keep Your Macaroni Salad From Drying Out You can keep the dressing simple or you can add more flavor by adding lemon juice, garlic powder, paprika, dill, or chives. Using more sour cream will actually keep the macaroni from absorbing the dressing and prevent it from getting too dry. If you want to lighten it up more, you can always adjust the mayo-sour cream ratio. I use mostly mayonnaise and a little bit of sour cream. The dressing for this tuna macaroni salad is very simple. I highly recommend it for this recipe and any other tuna salad recipe! The Dressing I really like the albacore tuna that comes in the packs at Costco. Albacore tuna is slightly more expensive, more mild in flavor (not as “fishy” smelling), and is lighter in color. It tastes more “fishy” and is often slightly darker in color. “Chunk light” tuna is usually cheap and made with other kinds of fish besides tuna. I promise you, all canned “tuna” is not the same. ![]() I can only handle the pure, albacore canned tuna. ![]() When it comes to canned tuna, I am extremely picky. ![]()
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