Ingredients
Product used:
1 cup McCain Frozen Peas
- 1 packet of mini bowtie pasta
- 1/2 cup diced red or white onion
- 3/4 cup diced gherkin
- 1 large can of tuna, drained
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 cup real mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- salt & pepper, to taste
Method
1. | Bring large pot of water to boil. Salt water and cook pasta until al dente (as per directions on the packet). |
2. | Stir in McCain Frozen Peas and cook for a further 30 seconds. Drain pasta and peas. If you want room temperature pasta salad, don't rinse. If you want cold pasta salad, rinse with cold water. In a large bowl, stir cooked pasta and peas together with remaining ingredients until everything is evenly coated in mayonnaise and lemon juice. Serve or refrigerate covered until ready to serve. |
Easy Tuna Pasta Salad With Dill & Peas
McCain® Sweet Potato Fries make this quesadilla more delicious and one to remember to make again and again.
Ingredients
4 ounces McCain® Sweet Potato Fries
4 8" flour tortillas
¼cup vegetable oil
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup prepared salsa
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 cups mixed grilled vegetables
1 cup Black Bean-Corn Salsa (recipe follows)
1 cup Lime Sour Cream (recipe follows)
Black Bean-Corn Salsa (makes 8 servings, ½ cup each)
2 cups canned black beans, rinsed
1½ cups frozen corn, reheated and cooled
½ cup diced red bell peppers
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
2 – 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Salt and black pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients together and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Lime Sour Cream (makes 8 servings, 2 ounces each)
2 cups sour cream
2 tablespoons lime juice, or to taste
Salt to taste
Mix all ingredients together and season to taste with salt.
Method
1 | Bring large pot of water to boil. Salt water and cook pasta until al dente (as per directions on the packet). |
2 | Stir in McCain Frozen Peas and cook for a further 30 seconds. Drain pasta and peas. If you want room temperature pasta salad, don't rinse. If you want cold pasta salad, rinse with cold water. In a large bowl, stir cooked pasta and peas together with remaining ingredients until everything is evenly coated in mayonnaise and lemon juice. Serve or refrigerate covered until ready to serve. |