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Tuna Pasta Salad

The lunchbox favourite made lighter: wholewheat pasta, tuna and sweetcorn in a creamy Greek-yogurt and lemon dressing with just a spoon of mayo. 35 g protein and fine cold from the fridge.

Prep
10 min
Cook
12 min
Serves
4
Level
easy
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Creamy tuna penne salad with spring onion, topped with halved boiled eggs and thyme

Photo: FotoosVanRobin (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 2.0

Method

  1. 1

    Cook the pasta in well-salted boiling water until just al dente.

    11 min
  2. 2

    Drain and rinse under cold water until fully cool, then drain well — wet pasta makes a watery salad.

  3. 3

    Mix the yogurt, mayonnaise, Dijon, lemon zest and juice, salt and plenty of black pepper in a large bowl.

  4. 4

    Flake in the tuna, then add the pasta, sweetcorn, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and herbs and fold until everything is coated.

  5. 5

    Taste, adjust the seasoning and pack into containers. Keeps 3 days chilled; stir in a spoon of yogurt to refresh it if it looks dry.

Watch how it's made

Hand-picked videos of this dish or its classic version. Their quantities differ, so follow ours for the macros above.

  • BEST TUNA PASTA SALAD RECIPE | cold + healthy

    Clean & Delicious · YouTube

  • Best TUNA PASTA SALAD Ever ➡️ With NEXT-LEVEL 2-Minute DILL DRESSING!!!

    The Anthony Kitchen · YouTube

Substitutions

  • Swap the tuna for shredded cooked chicken or tinned salmon.
  • Vegetarian: use two drained tins of chickpeas, lightly mashed, in place of the tuna.
  • Higher protein: use chickpea or lentil pasta (+8 g protein per serving).

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