Black Bean Tuna Salad

Tuna salad meets macaroni salad in this recipe also featuring black beans, bacon bits, green onion, and lemon juice.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 408 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ lemon, juiced
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• ground black pepper to taste
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni
• 2 tablespoons bacon bits
• 1 (5 ounce) can tuna, drained and flaked
• ½ (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain. Rinse macaroni with cold water until cooled completely; drain and transfer to a large bowl.

Step 2

Mix black beans, tuna, mayonnaise, green onions, bacon bits, lemon juice, and black pepper with the macaroni. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled.