Pasta Tuna Salad With Sliced Green Olives

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (7 ounce) box ring pasta
• 1 (7 1/16 ounce) envelope tuna in water or 1 (7 1/16 ounce) envelope canned tuna
• 1 (8 ounce) jar sliced green olives, drained
• 1 cup mayonnaise (i use hellman's light)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 large vine ripe tomato, diced
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers (approximately)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions. rinse under cold water, drain, and place in large bowl.
• 2 add tuna, drained, to the cooked pasta. use albacore or light tuna. if using canned, be sure it's packed in water - not oil.
• 3 add 1 jar of drained sliced green olives.
• 4 add 1 large diced tomato.
• 5 stir in 1 cup mayonnaise. **you may add more or less mayonnaise depending on your peronal preference.
• 6 if the pasta salad seems too thick, add milk by the tablespoonful to thin.
• 7 gently stir the entire dish until everything is mixed well. refrigerate for at least 1 hour prior to serving to chill and let the flavors blend.
• 8 salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 top each serving with a handful of crushed saltine crackers.