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Pasta, Tuna & Roasted Pepper Salad..

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Pasta, Tuna & Roasted Pepper Salad
Latest Review: "If I ate this many carbs, I would have to tak ...more"
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Ingredients

  • 1 6-ounce can chunk light tuna in water, drained
  • 1 7-ounce jar roasted red peppers, rinsed and sliced (2/3 cup), divided
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion or scallions
  • 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed, coarsely chopped if large
  • 2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 small clove garlic, crushed and peeled
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 6 ounces whole-wheat penne or rigatoni (1 3/4 cups)
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Cooking Instructions

1. Put a large pot of lightly salted water on to boil.

2. Combine tuna, 1/3 cup red peppers, onion (or scallions) and capers in a large bowl.

3. Combine yogurt, basil, oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and the remaining 1/3 cup red peppers in a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth.

4. Cook pasta until just tender, 10 to 14 minutes or according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water. Add to the tuna mixture along with the red pepper sauce; toss to coat.

Nutritional Information per Serving

Calories 270  Carbohydrates 39  Fat 5  Saturated fat 1  
Mono unsaturated fat 3  Protein 18  Cholesterol 13  Fiber 6  Potassium 234  

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This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
Roxann's Greatest meals, Frugal Feasts: Main Course Meals Under $10, Dinner, joanndream, Peg's Cookbook

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Recent Reviews

Recent Reviews
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tterry6037
09/14/09 03:24 PM

Carbs!

If I ate this many carbs, I would have to take 39 units of insulin.
jenniebartlett
06/30/07 12:00 AM

Great Pasta Salad for people who don't like pasta salad

My husband is not fond of pasta salads. I made this as an experiment and he loved it. It is easy to make, most of the ingredients are already on hand. This recipe is a great find.

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