Bowtie Tuna Pasta

Ingredients:

1 lb. bow tie pasta
1 1/4 cup light mayo
4 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 c. Parmesan
1 can (6 1/2 oz) solid white tuna
1/2 cup diced red peppers
1/2 cup celery, diced
3/4 cup black olives, halved

Directions:

Cook pasta, drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside. Combine mayo, feta, garlic, black pepper and parmesan to make dressing. Set aside. Drain and flake tuna. Add bell peppers, celery, and olives to the tuna. Then add dressing to tuna mixture and mix well. Slowly add pasta to the mixture. Gentle mix- flipping bottom to top slowly. Salt and pepper to taste.

Notes:

This is another HUGE hit in our home! My kids LOVE it! I found the recipe off of a PUBLIX bowtie pasta box. It stuck to our family ever since. I generally do everything as is, but sometimes I might be short an ingredient--like celery--for some reason I don't have celery a lot in my home. You MUST have the feta, garlic, parm, tuna, red peppers, & olives to get a good flavor though! I don't always use the amount of mayo--I tend to cut back. I also like to get Athenos Tomato/ Basil to give it more flavor. I have used just plan feta though which works fine. Sometimes I'll throw in some Italian seasoning. The parmesean I use is just the sprinkle kind you get for spaghetti in the plastic container. You could do fresh though! Oh and you can eat this dish HOT or COLD. My hubby loves it HOT, but the rest of us likes it cold. I'll post a picture next time I make it!