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Tuna and Shells Salad a la Costa Rica

Tuna and Shells Salad a la Costa Rica

Pure Costa Rica, the recipe without any tweaking
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Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Latin America

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bag small pasta shells (small bag, 8.8 oz)
  • 2 cans tuna in oil (5 oz cans)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 cup frozen peas thawed
  • ½ small onion diced
  • 2 medium stalks celery diced
  • ½ cup green bell pepper diced
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped

Instructions
 

  • Prep the tuna fresh ingredients and have them ready to go.
    Tuna and Shells ingredients
  • Cook the pasta shells according to instructions. Drain them only when you're ready to mix up the salad, otherwise they'll stick together.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the mayo, mustard, salt and pepper.
  • Drain the tuna and add it and all the remaining ingredients to the bowl and mix well.
  • Refrigerate and serve chilled.
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