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Tuna pasta salad

Name: Tuna pasta salad - easy and cheap meal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 250 grams fusilli or macaroni; 1 can of tuna; 1 small can of corn; 1 shallot; half a jar of sour pickles; half a jar of pearl onions; 1 green pepper; 3 tablespoons mayonnaise; salt and pepper to taste

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A tuna pasta salad is easy to make with only a few ingredients. Deliciously fresh with bell pepper, pickles and more. Perfect for any summer day!

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

48.46 (Low)

26.78 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

428.57 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

55.27 g
5.69 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

14.85 g
2.35 g

Proteins

16.44 g

Fiber

5.50 g

Sodium

634.70 mg

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Recipe tuna pasta salad

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-07-07, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 20 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-10-08

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

5 minutes

Total time

20 minutes

Preparation – 15 minutes

Fill a large pan with water and bring to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente. drain and rinse the pasta with cold water to prevent it from sticking.

Meanwhile, rinse the green pepper, remove the seeds and cut into small cubes. Peel and finely chop the shallot. Cut the pickles into small pieces and drain the can of corn and the can of tuna.

Finishing the pasta salad with tuna – 5 minutes

Combine green pepper, shallot, pickles, pearl onions, corn and pasta. Add the can of tuna together with 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise.

Season the pasta salad with salt and pepper. Enjoy!

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

428.57 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

55.27 g
5.69 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

14.85 g
2.35 g

Proteins

16.44 g

Fiber

5.50 g

Sodium

634.70 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

3.87 mg

Calcium

50.65 mg

Magnesium

56.03 mg

Potassium

56.03 mg

Phosphorus

227.83 mg

Copper

0.16 mg

Zinc

1.40 mg

Iodine

0.52 µg

Selenium

0.02 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

63.94 mg

Vitamine D

0.11 mg

Vitamine A

0.09 mg

Vitamine B1

0.19 mg

Vitamine B2

0.14 mg

Vitamine B6

0.26 mg

Vitamine B12

0.83 µg

Folic acid

27.25 µg

Vitamine E

0.08 mg

Vitamine K

2.86 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
62.5	gram	fusilli or macaroni	gluten	224.38	41.88 g	2.31 g	1.88 g	0.44 g	8.44 g	2.13 g	12.50 mg	1.00 mg	18.75 mg	37.50 mg	100.00 mg	125.00 mg	0.09 mg	1.00 mg	-	-	-	-	0.04 mg	0.11 mg	0.04 mg	0.04 mg	-	5.00 µg	-	-	-
0.25	can	of tuna	fish	22.80	-	-	0.22 g	0.08 g	5.18 g	-	70.00 mg	0.16 mg	1.40 mg	5.20 mg	50.00 mg	38.00 mg	0.02 mg	0.12 mg	-	-	-	0.08 mg	-	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.10 mg	0.80 µg	0.40 µg	-	-	-
0.25	small can	of corn		45.38	8.44 g	0.38 g	0.38 g	-	1.31 g	1.31 g	1.88 mg	0.26 mg	1.88 mg	-	112.50 mg	41.25 mg	-	-	-	-	3.75 mg	-	-	0.06 mg	0.05 mg	0.04 mg	-	-	-	-	-
0.25		shallot		2.00	0.46 g	-	0.01 g	-	0.11 g	0.16 g	-	0.09 mg	4.50 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.18 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.13	jar	of sour pickles	mustard	6.48	0.93 g	0.93 g	-	-	0.51 g	0.56 g	161.88 mg	2.08 mg	9.25 mg	4.63 mg	69.38 mg	11.56 mg	0.02 mg	0.09 mg	-	-	1.02 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	1.85 µg	-	-	-
0.13	jar	of pearl onions		2.25	0.38 g	0.38 g	0.01 g	0.01 g	0.08 g	0.16 g	0.56 mg	0.03 mg	1.88 mg	0.63 mg	10.94 mg	2.63 mg	0.01 mg	0.05 mg	-	-	0.41 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.63 µg	-	-	-
0.25		green pepper		9.75	1.69 g	1.31 g	-	-	0.38 g	0.75 g	3.75 mg	0.15 mg	7.50 mg	3.75 mg	131.25 mg	1.88 mg	0.01 mg	0.09 mg	-	-	56.25 mg	-	0.03 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.06 mg	-	18.75 µg	-	-	-
0.75	tablespoon	mayonnaise	egg, mustard, celery	111.15	0.38 g	0.38 g	12.30 g	1.80 g	0.26 g	-	45.00 mg	-	1.50 mg	3.00 mg	3.00 mg	6.00 mg	-	0.03 mg	-	-	-	0.03 mg	-	-	-	-	0.03 µg	0.45 µg	-	-	-
		salt and pepper		4.39	1.13 g	0.01 g	0.06 g	0.02 g	0.18 g	0.44 g	339.13 mg	0.09 mg	4.00 mg	1.33 mg	11.09 mg	1.51 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.52 µg	0.02 µg	1.34 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.18 µg	0.08 mg	2.86 µg	-
				428.57	55.27 g	5.69 g	14.85 g	2.35 g	16.44 g	5.50 g	634.70 mg	3.87 mg	50.65 mg	56.03 mg	488.15 mg	227.83 mg	0.16 mg	1.40 mg	0.52 µg	0.02 µg	63.94 mg	0.11 mg	0.09 mg	0.19 mg	0.14 mg	0.26 mg	0.83 µg	27.25 µg	0.08 mg	2.86 µg	-