Perfect for bringing to your next potluck or BBQ, this healthy tuna pasta salad comes together in just 20 minutes! Packed with vegetables and canned tuna, it features short noodles coated in a lusciously creamy Greek yogurt dressing. Serve this tuna pasta salad cold with an extra sprinkling of salt and pepper.

Pasta salad in a large bowl made with whole grain rotini, canned tuna, red bell pepper, cucumber, celery, green peas, and a creamy greek yogurt dill dressing.

A Creamy AND Healthy Pasta Salad:

If you’re like me and love a creamy pasta salad, you’re going DIE for this recipe! Not only is it satisfyingly creamy, it’s actually really good for you too. One of my missions lately has been to create delicious and nutritious salad recipes, because healthy salads do not need to be boring.

This healthy tuna pasta salad recipe features whole grain pasta, canned tuna, fresh and cooked veggies like cucumber, celery, and peas, and the best part: a creamy, tangy greek-yogurt based dressing.

This recipe makes a big cold tuna pasta salad, so it’s great to bring to gatherings or to meal prep for lunches for the week.

tuna pasta salad ingredients including rotini pasta, green peas, celery, red bell pepper, cucumber, and canned tuna measured into bowls.

My Favourite Not-So Secret Ingredient:

Sneaking Greek yogurt into recipes – like the dressing in this salad, my healthy high-protein egg salad, and creamy no-mayo red potato salad – adds complete protein and important nutrients like calcium, vitamin B12, and zinc. And it’s where the creamy texture comes from, too.

How to Make This Healthy Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe:

Step 1: Combine Pasta, Veggies and Tuna

Large bowl with rotini, chopped vegetables, and tuna.
Large bowl with rotini, chopped vegetables, and tuna mixed together.

Step 2: Make the Greek Yogurt Dressing

tuna pasta salad dressing ingredients in a bowl including greek yogurt, mayonnaise, fresh dill, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
creamy dill greek yogurt dressing for pasta salad in a bowl with a spoon

Step 3: Mix Everything Together!

Add dressing to the bowl of salad ingredients and mix well until everything is coated with dressing and well-combined. If you have time, place the pasta salad in the fridge to chill for 20-30 minutes prior to serving.

Large bowl with rotini, chopped vegetables, tuna and creamy dill dressing mixed together.
Pasta salad in a large bowl made with whole grain rotini, canned tuna, red bell pepper, cucumber, celery, green peas, and a creamy greek yogurt dill dressing.

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A healthy tuna pasta salad made with rotini pasta, red peppers, cucumber, celery, peas, tuna and a creamy greek yogurt dill dressing.

Healthy Tuna Pasta Salad with Peas (Serve Cold)

Servings: 6 -8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Perfect for bringing to your next potluck or BBQ, this healthy tuna pasta salad comes together in just 20 minutes! Packed with vegetables and canned tuna, it features short noodles coated in a lusciously creamy Greek yogurt dressing.Serve this tuna pasta salad cold with an extra sprinkling of salt and pepper.
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Ingredients

For the Pasta Salad:

  • 1 375g box whole wheat rotini pasta, or fusilli/penne
  • 1/2 cup chopped cucumber
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped red bell pepper, or sliced cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup cooked frozen peas
  • 1 12 oz. can flaked white tuna, drained

For the Dressing:

Instructions 

  • Cook pasta according to package directions, then drain and rinse with cool water and add to a large bowl with chopped cucumber, celery, red bell pepper, peas, and tuna.
    Large bowl with rotini, chopped vegetables, and tuna.
  • In a separate bowl, make the dressing by whisking together greek yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice and dijon mustard. Stir in chopped dill, garlic powder, salt and pepper until well-combined.
    Healthy tuna pasta salad dressing in a bowl.
  • Pour the dressing over salad ingredients and mix well until all ingredients are well-coated and combined. Taste, and season with additional salt and pepper as necessary.
    Large bowl with rotini, chopped vegetables, tuna and creamy dill dressing mixed together.
  • If you can, chill pasta salad in the fridge for 20-30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
    A creamy, healthy tuna pasta salad in a large bowl made with whole grain rotini, red bell pepper, cucumber, celery, green peas, and a creamy greek yogurt dill dressing.

Notes

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days. Give the salad a good mix before serving leftovers!
Cuisine: American
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Author: Hannah Magee, RD
Serving: 16th of recipe, Calories: 361kcal, Carbohydrates: 52g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 517mg, Potassium: 426mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 5g
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