Vegetable-Tuna Pasta Salad


Course : Tuna
Serves: 8
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Ingredients:


2 cups broccoli -- cut into flowerets

8 ounces tuna in water, canned -- drained and flaked

1 cup kidney beans, canned -- rinsed and drained

2 cups cooked pasta -- shells

2 medium tomatoes -- cut into chunks

1 cup carrots -- grated

1/2 cup cucumber -- cut into chunks

1/4 cup celery -- finely chopped

1/4 cup onions -- finely chopped

3/4 cup Fat-free Italian salad dressing

1/4 teaspoon Salt and pepper to taste

3 drops hot sauce -- or to taste
 

Preparation / Directions:


Steam broccoli for about 5 minutes until tender-crisp. Drain and cool. Meanwhile cook pasta (about 1 cup dry), drain, and cool. Add cooled broccoli, cut up tomatoes,cucumbers, drained tuna, onions and chopped celery to the cooled pasta, mix well; then add the salad dressing and salt and pepper to taste. Put into the fridge for about 4 hours or overnight. Serve on lettuce leaves. (Note this salad is a good one for picnics)

 

Nutritional Information:

139 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 9mg Cholesterol; 540mg Sodium


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