• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Two Lucky Spoons

Simple, From-scratch Family Meals

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Videos
    • Recipe Index
      • Appetizers
      • Soups
      • Side Dishes
      • Family Dinners
      • Keto
      • Dessert
    • Most Recent Posts
    • Web Stories
  • About Us

Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad

Affiliate links are provided below for your convenience. You can see my full disclosure policy here.

Spread the love

Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad is a wonderfully refreshing springtime lunch or picnic dish. Make it up for your next potluck or whip up a batch to take to work this week!

Creamy Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad

Jump to Recipe    Print Recipe 

I, like many other people, love to garden. Vegetable garden more so than flower garden (although there are always flowers in my vegetable patch). There is something so satisfying about digging in the dirt and pulling out dinner. I always get a little too excited and plant a few things way too early, only to have them die in a late frost. But I soldier on, and plant and replant all of the veggies I can fit into my tilled up corner of the yard. You can hear me for most of the Summer pulling up weeds, giving the squash bugs a good cussing, and agonizing over whether it’s time to dig up the potatoes or not. I have nightmares about tomato hornworms and giant sprout-eating groundhogs. I get pretty obsessed about my garden. But nothing makes me happier than picking that first vegetable of the year out of the dirt. And usually, that first veggie is the humble pea.

Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad

I adore peas. They are so fragile and sweet. They even look adorable with three or four tucked away inside of a sweet little pod. There is a pretty short window of opportunity with peas, you have to get them when they are just right, but the best ones are so sweet that you can eat them raw right there in the garden. I have planted what I hope is a huge amount of peas this year. With some luck, I’ll be enjoying the first veggies of the year in a couple of weeks. I hope you too are planting a vegetable or two this year. Whether it is one tomato plant in a pot on your front porch or an acre of veggies in your back yard, there is no better way to enjoy the season.

Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad

Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad

Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad

Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad is a easy to make pasta salad that makes a great light lunch or supper. It's even a fabulous potluck recipe!
Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Course: lunch
Cuisine: american
Keyword: pasta salad
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 536kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 box farfalle pasta 16 oz, bowtie
  • ½ lemon
  • 2 cans of tuna 5oz, drained and flaked
  • ½ cup light mayonnaise
  • ½ small red onion minced
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley minced
  • ½ t . dry dill or ½ T fresh
  • ¼ c . grated Parmesan
  • 1 cup green peas fresh or frozen
  • ½ t . salt
  • ½ t . pepper

Instructions

  • Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Add in the peas for the last couple of minutes of cooking time, drain, and return to the pan to evaporate the remaining liquid. While the pasta is still hot, squeeze the juice of ½ a lemon over the pasta and peas and stir well. Set aside to cool.
  • Meanwhile in a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients until mixed well. Add the pasta and peas to the tuna mixture and gently combine (so you don't crush the peas). Taste and add salt and pepper to season. Refrigerate before serving.

Notes

Tip: This makes a fantastic make-ahead lunch or light supper!

Nutrition

Calories: 536kcal
Tried this recipe?Mention @TwoLuckySpoons or tag #twoluckyspoons!

Related Posts:

  • Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta - Easy Chicken Pasta Dinner Recipe
    Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta - Easy Chicken Pasta Dinner…
  • One Pot Lemon Garlic Pasta - Easy Angel Hair Pasta Dinner Recipe
    One Pot Lemon Garlic Pasta - Easy Angel Hair Pasta Dinner…
  • Philly Cheesesteak Pasta - Easy Pasta Dinner Recipe
    Philly Cheesesteak Pasta - Easy Pasta Dinner Recipe

Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch, Make Ahead, Salad, Seafood Tagged With: canned tuna, Family Dinners, pasta salad, peas, tuna recipes

Previous Post: « Bacon Pimento Cheese + Guacamole = Guacamento
Next Post: Big Italian Cobb Salad and Creamy Italian Dressing »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Renidea says

    April 5, 2017 at 4:29 pm

    4 stars
    I made a half batch of this tonight for dinner and it was a hit! I had to substitute shallot for the red onion since it’s what we had in the house, but it worked out great. The peas were little bursts of sweet in the otherwise savory noodle salad. It was wonderful; I’m sure we will make it again. Thank you for sharing it!

    Reply
    • jodiemo says

      April 5, 2017 at 7:23 pm

      Yay! I’m so happy you gave this a try and thank you for leaving a comment! I love to hear from readers. The shallot was an excellent substitute and maybe even better than red onion. 🙂 I hope you come back again. Thanks again!

      Reply
  2. jodiemo says

    May 21, 2017 at 9:11 am

    5 stars
    A lunch favorite!

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce ⋆ Eatin' on the Cheap says:
    April 13, 2017 at 10:06 am

    […] Creamy Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

AMAZON ASSOCIATES PROGRAM

Two Lucky Spoons is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Get a free eBook when you sign up!

  • Breakfasts
  • Easy Chicken Recipes
  • Desserts
  • Appetizers
  • Family Dinners
  • Side Dishes
  • Freezer Friendly Meals
  • Keto
  • Keto Family Meals
  • Kid Friendly Recipes
  • Sunday Roasts
  • Food & Fun
  • The Basics
  • Videos
  • Meal Plans


Copyright © 2023 · Two Lucky Spoons · Privacy Policy · Disclosurey Policy

This website uses cookies
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT