Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2008

I was really disappointed with this recipe. It was bland and no one in my family wanted to eat it which is rare because tuna/pasta salads usually are something I can get everyone to eat. I made it according to the directions (using whole wheat pasta)

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EILEENMA

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2008

This was good but needed a little fixing up. After a night in the fridge all the dressing was soaked in by the pasta, but I just poured some plain youghurt on it and that worked great. Also tossed in some extra raisins because it was a bit bland. Adding some mixed seeds also helps change it up. A nice pasta salad that I ate happily for an entire week for lunch.

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Babzil

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Home Town: Pecs, Baranya, Hungary

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2008

YUM! I needed to use up some cooked, whole wheat farfalle (bow tie pasta) and wanted a salad with pasta and ranch, so I did a search and this one came up. I'm glad I chose it! I did make some changes based on reviews and what I had on hand. I can't have store-bought Ranch Dressing, so I make my own. Instead of using the salad dressing/mayo and the dry mix, I just used an equal amount of already prepared Ranch Dressing. I used a can of chicken breast instead of tuna, dried cranberries instead of raisens (rest of the family doesn't like them), and shredded the carrot. Since I didn't have tri-color pasta the salad needed some green, so I added chopped parsely. I used a Fuji apple and sharp cheddar. Scrumptous! Thanks for the quick and easy and delicoius recipe!

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JulieCC

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Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2007

I loved this salad! Needed a recipe for a pot luck, and decided to try this one. Only changes I made (because of what I had available) was to use chicken instead of tuna, dried cranberries instead of the raisins and mayo instead of salad dressing. I had to make copies of the recipe for everyone at the pot luck....and now it is a favorite in many homes! Thanks for sharing this great recipe!

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2007

I followed instructions but recipe seemed dry, Needed more salad dressing. Tasted a little bland. I needed for a recipe group the next day so I added more dressing, roasted pine nuts and added cranberries but I would not make again.

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Lake lady

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Home Town: Beaumont, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: May 24, 2007

I would give this pasta salad 100 stars if it was possible. I love it because it doesn't taste like mayonnaise. The only thing I changed was that I used chopped dried sweet mangos instead of the raisins (because that's all I had); so delicious. Yum, Yum, Yum.

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Katy

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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2007

This recipe is great. I substituted dressing for reduced fat mayo, tuna for canned salmon, used whole grain pasta, and cheddar for swiss. results were spectacular.

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Rik Kakareko

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2006

I loved it and my whole family did too. I didn't use carrots b/c it wasn't on hand.

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2006

I left the tuna out since I was serving this as a side dish for a cookout. My husband loved it, I liked it well enough but I am not big on "sweet" pasta salad, next time I would use mayo instead of salad dressing, and would add ham instead of tuna. It kept well and stayed moist, hubby ate on the bowl all week long.

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Home Town: Mastic, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2006

I loved how this recipe was simple and easy to change up!

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Reviewed: May 31, 2006

This is the best salad. I have already made 2 batches in a week! 2 of my family members who don't like tuna love this salad. YUMMY!

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2006

My new favorite lunch! It's best with granny smith apples (in my opinion!) and I love it with dried cranberries, too! I make a big batch of it and eat it for lunch all week!

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