White Bean-Tuna Pasta Salad
4
Points®
Total Time
27 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
12 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
The classic Tuscan combination of cannellini beans, tuna, lemon, and parsley makes a really wonderful pasta salad. You'll also love the fact that it takes under half an hour to make. Just keep in mind that you should add the lemon zest right before serving to suit your taste, as it can be quite potent when it's fresh. And it's easy to make this recipe without much planning since you're likely to have most of the ingredients on hand in your pantry or fridge. The pasta salad also features whole wheat fusilli (penne or macaroni also works), red wine vinegar, olive oil, roasted red peppers, red onions, and capers.
Ingredients
Uncooked whole wheat pasta
4 oz, fusilli
Fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth
⅓ cup(s)
Red wine vinegar
¼ cup(s)
Olive oil
1½ Tbsp, extra-virgin
Table salt
½ tsp
Black pepper
½ tsp, freshly ground
Canned cannellini beans
1 cup(s), drained and rinsed
Roasted red peppers (packed in water)
6½ oz, water-packed, drained, cut into 1-inch pieces
Red onion
½ cup(s), sliced, diced
Fresh parsley
⅓ cup(s), fresh, coarsely chopped
Canned tuna packed in water
12 oz
Capers
4 tsp
Lemon zest
1 Tbsp, or to taste