Chunk white tuna is combined with hard boiled eggs, potato chips, a tangy mayo-based dressing, and flavorful seasonings for the absolute Best Tuna Salad! Creamy, crunchy, and so delicious. This recipe comes together in 15 minutes and is perfect for potlucks, lunch, or a light dinner.

Enjoy tuna salad on its own, as a sandwich, as lettuce cups, or make a tuna melt!

Best Tuna Salad Recipe with Egg

What’s better than tuna salad and egg salad? When they’re combined! This tuna salad with egg is the best of both worlds. And bonus, instead of serving it with chips on the side, the potato chips are mixed in, too!

This recipe is quick and easy using canned tuna and a handful of other simple pantry items, coming together in just 15 minutes. We love it for lunch or a light dinner.

Ingredients for Tuna Salad

The ingredients for tuna salad are as follows:
(Scroll below to the printable recipe card for details and measurements.)

• Tuna – Canned solid chunk white albacore tuna in water, completely drained.
• Hard boiled eggs – We love the addition of chopped up perfect hard boiled eggs in our tuna salad. So good!
• Potato chips – Crushed sour cream and onion potato chips add awesome flavor and crunch to the mixture.
• Pickle relish – Feel free to use dill or sweet pickle relish, depending on your preference.
• Scallions – For a subtle peppery onion flavor and pop of color.
• Mayonnaise – The base for the creamy dressing.
• Mustard – Provides a nice tanginess.
• Seasonings – Salt, pepper, onion powder, and a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Recipe Variations

Here are a few ways to switch up this classic salad recipe.

• Change the type of tuna. Swap out the chunk white albacore tuna for chunk light, if preferred.
• Use Greek yogurt. Use half mayo and half plain Greek yogurt for a more tangy flavor.
• Add celery. Omit the chips and use diced up celery instead, or include both!

How to Make Tuna Salad

Making tuna salad is super quick and easy in just a couple steps.
(Scroll below to the printable recipe card for details and measurements.)

1. Make the dressing. Whisk together the mayo, mustard, pickle relish, and all the seasonings.
2. Add in the other ingredients. Gently fold in the tuna, chopped hard boiled eggs, and crushed potato chips.
3. Serve. Enjoy on bread as a sandwich, or just as lettuce cups. Garnish with a couple turns of freshly cracked black pepper and a sprinkle of scallions.

Delicious Ways to Serve Tuna Salad

• Classic sandwich. Can’t ever go wrong with traditional! Use sandwich bread, rolls, or a croissant.
• On top of lettuce. Ditch the bread and make it low carb by placing tomato slices on a sturdy lettuce leaf, topped with a scoop of the salad. So pretty!
• Stuffed tomatoes. Hollow out large tomatoes and stuff with the tuna salad. Perfect for a brunch.
• Tuna stuffed avocado. Remove the pit from a ripe avocado and replace it with the tuna salad. I LOVE this tuna stuffed avocado recipe.
• Make tuna melts! We love a tuna melt with the tuna salad, some herbs, ripe tomato, and melty cheese on toasted bread. Yummo.

Proper Storage

• How long is tuna salad good for? This tuna salad recipe will last in the refrigerator, in a tightly sealed container, up to 2 days. If you’re not going to eat it immediately after making, I recommend folding in the chips right before serving, otherwise they get soggy. You want the crunch!
• Can you freeze tuna salad? Technically, yes, you can freeze tuna salad, but we don’t really recommend it. Once thawed, the flavors and textures are compromised and not very desirable.

More Classic Salad Recipes:

• Chicken Salad
• Egg Salad
• Potato Salad
• Macaroni Salad
• Pea Salad

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