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Simple tuna pasta

Tuna pasta in a bowl topped with parsley
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Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Dairy free
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Nut free
Tuna pasta in a bowl topped with parsley
  • 2 serves of vegetables per 
  • serving
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Ingredients

250g wholemeal pasta
400g can tuna in oil
1 cup frozen peas
400g can corn kernels, rinsed and drained
Juice and rind of ½ lemon
¼ cup parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
1 tbsp baby capers (optional)
½ tsp chilli flakes (optional)

Savvy swaps

You can swap:

Canned tuna in oil
Canned salmon in oil
Canned corn
Fresh or frozen corn kernels
Chilli flakes
1 tsp fresh chilli, finely chopped

Tips

  • Using wholemeal pasta helps to increase your fibre intake.  
  • One serve of this recipe is a good source of fibre. Eating a diet high in fibre can help reduce your risk of bowel cancer.  
  • You can make this recipe gluten free by using gluten-free pasta. 

  • Use remaining parsley in tabouli, omelettes and other pasta dishes. You can also freeze chopped parsley in a jar to use as needed.   
  • Freeze leftover lemon juice for later use.  

  • Canned and frozen vegetables can be cheaper than fresh.  
  • Buying tuna in larger cans can reduce the cost per 100g.  
  • To save money, try growing your own herbs, like parsley, in the garden or in pots. 

Method

Step 1
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add pasta and cook for 10-12 minutes or until soft but with a slight bite. Drain. 

 Step 2
Transfer pasta back to pot and stir through the tuna (with oil), frozen peas and corn and heat gently for 1-2 minutes until the peas have thawed and vegetables are heated through.  

Step 3
Stir through the remaining ingredients.
 

Tips

  • Using wholemeal pasta helps to increase your fibre intake.  
  • One serve of this recipe is a good source of fibre. Eating a diet high in fibre can help reduce your risk of bowel cancer.  
  • You can make this recipe gluten free by using gluten-free pasta. 

  • Use remaining parsley in tabouli, omelettes and other pasta dishes. You can also freeze chopped parsley in a jar to use as needed.   
  • Freeze leftover lemon juice for later use.  

  • Canned and frozen vegetables can be cheaper than fresh.  
  • Buying tuna in larger cans can reduce the cost per 100g.  
  • To save money, try growing your own herbs, like parsley, in the garden or in pots. 

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