Tuna pasta salad

🍳 20 min

🔥 378 cal

✍️ by Taisiia Dobrozorova

0 votes

16 g

Proteins

64 g

Carbs

7 g

Fats

Servings

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Tuna pasta salad Recipe

Essential ingredients

Red bell peppers chopped
40 g (¼ cup)
Gluten-free pasta
75 g
Olives
24 g (8 pieces)
Canned tuna (in its own juice)
50 g (0.3 cup)
Pine nuts
8 g (2 tsp)
Lemon juice
5 g (1 tsp)

Ingredients to taste

Basil, Parsley, Salt, Black pepper

How to make

Please follow the next steps:

1
Get a pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook until tender, or as the package label guides.
2
Whisk oil, pine nuts and juice, and a pinch of salt.
3
Drain pasta. Add to the bowl with dressing.
4
Add cut red pepper, tuna, and parsley. Toss well.
5
Let cool to room temperature. Season with salt and pepper, and serve!

Weight Loss Tips

Weight pasta before cooking: In this case, it’s much easier to count how many calories you’ve got from your product.
If there is an opportunity, choose bean-based pasta with the most fiber or vegetable noodles instead of the regular ones. These kinds contain fewer carbs.

Additional Information

Cooking Method
Boiling
Recipe category
Lunch, Mediterranean
Recipe cuisine
Italian
Tools
Pot, Grater

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