Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Cream Cheese, a unique, fresh, and colorful main dish, perfect for a family lunch or casual dinner, a picnic with friends, a buffet, or simply to take to the office or the beach.
An easy and quick main dish or unique dish, ready in less than half an hour, great in the hotter season, when it’s too warm but you still don’t want to give up a good pasta dish.
With just a few simple ingredients and a bit of creativity, you can make delicious pasta or rice salads: try it, and I assure you, it will accompany you all summer.
Let’s see together how to make the Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Cream Cheese recipe. Prepare the ingredients, and let’s start!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 3 People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer
Ingredients
- 5.6 oz pasta (penne (I used), farfalle, …)
- 5.3 oz cream cheese (like Philadelphia)
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 5 cherry tomatoes (red)
- 5 yellow cherry tomatoes
- 10 Taggiasca olives
- 1 small can tuna (small)
- to taste oregano
- basil (fresh)
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
Tools
- 1 Pot
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Immersion Blender
Steps
First, put a pot with plenty of water on the stove and bring it to a boil. When the water boils, add the penne (or the short pasta shape you prefer) and cook them al dente for at least 9 – 10 minutes (according to the instructions on the box).
While the pasta is cooking, prepare the dressing.
Put the Philadelphia in the immersion blender container, add 4 – 5 tablespoons of the pasta’s cooking water (about 50 g), the tomato sauce, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and a bit of salt. Blend everything to obtain a smooth and silky cream, it should not be too dry. If it is, add a bit more water.
Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and place it in a serving dish, dress it with extra virgin olive oil, mix, and let it cool.
Meanwhile, cut the olives into rings and the cherry tomatoes into wedges, and place them on a plate; dress them with olive oil, salt, and oregano.
Add the cream cheese dressing to the pasta, mix well, then add the drained tuna, and finally the cherry tomatoes and olives. Finish with fresh basil leaves and serve immediately or keep in the refrigerator until serving.
Here is the Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Cream Cheese ready. Enjoy your meal.
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Storage
You can store the Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Cream Cheese in the refrigerator for 1-2 days, in an airtight container.
Tips and Variations
– Pasta: any short pasta shape will be perfect. If you want a healthier version, use whole wheat pasta or kamut pasta.
Did you know that…
This is how pasta doesn’t stick. If you want the pasta not to stick and be perfectly cooked, don’t pour it all at once into the boiling water, but a little at a time, so the water keeps boiling and the cooking is even. Remember to stir regularly throughout the process.
This is how pasta doesn’t stick. If you want the pasta not to stick and be perfectly cooked, don’t pour it all at once into the boiling water, but a little at a time, so the water keeps boiling and the cooking is even. Remember to stir regularly throughout the process.
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