Ingredients
What you need
- 220g pasta
- 2 tins tuna
- 1 tin kidney beans
- 80g spinach
- 200g cherry tomatoes
- 95g pesto
You'll also need
bowl, knife
Recipe
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Lunch recipe
Tuna Bean Pasta Salad
Tuna and bean pasta salad with spinach, cherry tomatoes, and pesto for a make-ahead lunch.
30 min520 kcal3 base servingsMake AheadBatch CookLunchbox Friendly
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Method
Step by step
Step 1Get prepped
Cook the pasta in a saucepan of boiling water for 9 to 11 minutes until just tender, then drain and rinse under cold water.
Step 2Start cooking
Halve the cherry tomatoes, roughly chop any large spinach leaves, and get the pesto ready.
Step 3Build the flavour
Drain the tuna and kidney beans well, then flake the tuna into bite-sized pieces with a fork.
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Fish, Gluten
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