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Pasta with tuna and beans
Add some fibre to your diet with this tasty dish, packed with pasta, tuna and beans
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Each serving contains:
LOW
SALT
0.5g
LOW
SUGAR
4.3g
LOW
SAT
0.3g
LOW
FAT
1.6g
Ingredients
switch to imperial- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- ½ tsp paprika (optional)
- ½ tin beans, e.g. kidney beans or chick peas, drained and rinsed
- small tin of tuna in water, drained
- 360g dried pasta shapes
Method
Cook the tomatoes, onion and garlic in a saucepan for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the onion is soft.
While the vegetables are cooking, boil the pasta for about 10 minutes, following the instructions on the packet (don’t add any salt).
Season the tomatoes with paprika, stir in the drained beans and cook for another 5 minutes.
Add the tuna and stir gently to heat through for a few minutes.
Then, pour the tuna sauce over the pasta and serve with salad.
Alternatives: leave the beans out. Add chopped courgette, mushrooms or carrots. Use fresh or dried herbs such as basil or oregano. Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes or olives (but note both will add salt to the recipe).
Other options
For a change why don't you try this recipe with a tin of crab or salmon?Nutritional information
| Nutrient | Per 100g | Per 373g portion |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 70 kcal (294 kJ) | 261 kcal (1096 kJ) |
| Protein | 4.3g | 15.9g |
| Carbohydrate | 13.1g | 48.8g |
| (of which sugars) | 1.2g | 4.3g |
| Fat | 0.4g | 1.6g |
| (of which saturates) | 0.1g | 0.3g |
| Fibre | 1.2g | 4.3g |
| Sodium | 0.06g | 0.22g |
| Salt | 0.1g | 0.5g |
Allergy advice
Contains: fish, wheat (gluten). Some pasta contains egg.
Food safety tips
Always wash your hands, work surfaces, utensils and chopping boards before you start. Pregnant women should limit the amount of tinned tuna they eat to four medium-sized cans of tuna a week.
