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  • 350g pasta
    shapes (De Cecco is a good brand that stays nice and firm)
  • 200g green beans
    trimmed and chopped into short lengths
  • 160g can tuna
    in olive oil, drained
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 4 tbsp natural yogurt
  • ½ small pack chives
    snipped (optional)
  • 200g cherry tomatoes
    quartered
  • 1 orange pepper
    cut into little cubes 195g can sweetcorn, drained

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal697
  • fat30g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs77g
  • sugars13g
  • fibre9g
  • protein24g
  • salt0.5g
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Method

  • step 1

    Cook the pasta until it is still a little al dente (2 mins less than the pack instructions) and drain well. Cook the green beans in simmering water for 2 mins, then rinse in cold water and drain well. Mix the tuna with the mayonnaise and yogurt. Add the chives, if using.

  • step 2

    Tip the pasta into a large glass bowl or four small ones, or four wide-necked jars (useful for taking on picnics). Spoon the tuna dressing over the top of the pasta. Add a layer of green beans, followed by a layer of cherry tomatoes, then the pepper and sweetcorn. Cover and chill until you’re ready to eat.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2017

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.7 ratings

mrthanhcong82t-SdTotk

Thanks

Frantic Flapjack

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Really good tuna pasta salad. I used only 200g of pasta though and 2x tins of tuna. This was enough to feed four people.

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AmandaHK

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

The amount of pasta for lunch seemed a lot so I did 120g of soup pasta. The amount of tuna ended up being very little between 4 of us, so I will double up on that. Aside from tweaking the amounts, very delicious and pretty looking. I used my reusable plastic lidded tubs and not glass jars.

catie74

How can a glass jar be ideal for a kids lunchbox?

geoffnsamLZPSs4vr

do not use glass for the children think

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