Grandmother P's Chilly Tuna Noodle Bake Recipe
Recreating My Husband's Favorite Cold Tuna Pasta Dish
Wanting to prepare a dish that harks back to my husband's childhood, I decided to recreate his grandma's famous cold tuna noodle dish. Here's a close approximation, though I cannot guarantee it'll be exactly as he remembers it.
Simple Cold Tuna Pasta Recipe
This easy, cold pasta dish combines the flavors of tuna, noodles, and celery to create a delightful, family-favorite meal.
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs pasta (e.g., elbows, fusilli, or rotini)
- 6-8 cans tuna in water, drained (depending in the pasta quantity)
- 3 large hard-boiled eggs
- 3 bunches celery
- Celery salt, garlic powder, salt, and pepper (adjust to taste)
- Mayonnaise - not Miracle Whip - as needed
Instructions:
- Pasta Preparation:
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions and drain. Set aside to cool.
- Veggie Prepping:
- Chop eggs and celery stalks finely. I recommend using a food processor to make the celery super fine, as preferred by my husband.
- Mixing the Ingredients:
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together. Season to taste.
- Chilling:
- Allow the mixture to rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour so all flavors meld together.
Optional Tips:
- Chopping Celery: Dice the celery into 1/8 inch (3 mm) pieces for a smooth texture.
- Variations: Get creative with your add-ins! Olives, scallions, or bell peppers can add a pop of flavor.
In this recipe, uncategorized measurements of pasta and tuna are required due to the variation in quantity preferred. The dish combines nutrition from pasta, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, and celery, resulting in a delightful and famed cold tuna pasta recipe. To recreate the recipe, following the instructions will result in a mixture that is probably similar to the original, as the taste is adjustable through celery salt, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Once all ingredients are mixed, the final step is chilling the mixture for an hour to allow the flavors to meld together, creating a smooth texture with optional add-ins like olives, scallions, or bell peppers. The dish can be stored in a Glad container for easy lunches.
