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This Buffalo Tuna Pasta Salad is a quick and easy recipe using two of my favorite pantry staples! It’s a little spicy, tangy, and comforting. This dish is gluten and dairy free, as well!
During these crazy times, I wanted to make sure that I got this up on the blog for you guys ASAP. I am trying to focus on meals that can be prepped quickly using minimal ingredients from your fridge, freezer, and pantry.
What Ingredients do I need to make this Buffalo Tuna Pasta Salad?
Pasta of choice: I love Jovial Foods Gluten Free Pasta – and for this recipe I used their fusilli. I was able to find this pasta at Giant. They also have it on Thrive Market, at Whole Foods, Wegman’s, and Mom’s Organic Market (in Maryland). Any type of pasta will work for this recipe!
Tuna: I love Wild Foods Brand because it’s not packed with any additives or weird ingredients. Any brand will work! Just make sure to drain it first.
Mayo: I like Sir Kensington’s avocado oil mayo. I get a big jar of it at Costco and always have it in my pantry.
Frank’s Red Hot (or hot sauce of choice)
Carrots, celery, red onion – You can really add any veggies you want. Frozen peas, green beans, or broccoli would also work well! Just steam them before adding them in.
That’s it! It really doesn’t get easier than this, and I can’t get over how DELICIOUS this recipe is! It will stay good in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Looking for some other quick meals to make using pantry and freezer staples? Check out my Southwest Tuna Cakes with Avocado Ranch Aioli, Homemade Healing Chicken Soup, or Spicy Shrimp over Creamy Caulirice!
If you make this Buffalo Tuna Pasta Salad (or any of my recipes), be sure to tag me on Instagram @maryswholelife.
Stay safe and healthy, friends!
xo,
Mary
Buffalo Tuna Pasta Salad (gluten free, dairy free)
Ingredients
- 1 box pasta of choice, I used Jovial Foods gluten free fusilli or Banza chickpea pasta
- 2 5 oz cans of tuna, drained
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup diced carrots, sub 1 cup peas if you want!
- ½ small red onion, diced
- ¼ cup mayo
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt, Use more mayo for dairy free
- 1.5 tbsp Frank's Red Hot, more if you like it spicy!
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Make the pasta according to package directions. Drain well and rinse under cold water to cool.
- Meanwhile, add the drained tuna, carrots, celery, and red onion to a large bowl. Add in the drained cooled pasta, mayo, and hot sauce. Toss everything together and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
All nutrition facts are an estimate and automatically calculated. While I fact check them using My Fitness Pal, please note that they may not always be 100% accurate and depend on ingredients used. Weigh your total and divide by the number of servings for the most accurate grams per serving size.
This looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it. What is the serving size for 1 serving? Thanks!
One of my favorite meals to make! Easy and delicious!!
Could I just put prepacked buffalo tuna in pasta salad
That could work! I’ve never seen prepacked buffalo tuna in stores, so I am not sure if the taste will be comparable, but worth a shot!
Best GF tuna salad I’ve ever made!! It was my lunch for 3 days in a row 😋😋😋
So easy and delish!
Made it this week for lunches!! So good already and I know it will only get better by the end of the week. I did change up the kind of tuna and pasta I used but I don’t think that will take away from the bomb flavors.
Making your chicken thighs this week too!
Yay! Thank you so much, Porschea!
Made a small bowl to test and it is awesome! It is so hot here I am totally making this over the weekend! Thanks so much!
I’m so glad you like it! Thanks Angelina!
Super easy and very tasty! Added some extra veggies to bulk it up and it worked great!
Awesome, thanks Rachel!
Delicious and so easy!! Thank you
Thank YOU Kristy!