Pasta with tuna and rocket (arugula)

Name: Pasta with tuna and rocket (arugula)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 300g/10½oz penne pasta; 3-4 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper; 2 x 185g/6½oz tin tuna, drained and broken into bite-sized pieces; 1 lemon, juice and zest; 70g/2¼oz rocket leaves, roughly torn or arugula

3 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

This tuna pasta recipe is just as good cold as it is hot, so use any leftovers to make packed lunches. This is designed to be a low cost recipe.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:04:58 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories498.9 kcal (25%)

Total Fat14.7 g (21%)

Carbs57.6 g (22%)

Sugars2.6 g (3%)

Protein32.2 g (64%)

Sodium249.7 mg (12%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

300gpenne pasta

3 Tbspolive oil

salt

pepper

2 x 185gtin tuna

drained and broken into bite-sized pieces

1lemon

juice and zest

70grocket leaves

roughly torn or arugula

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and add a generous pinch of salt. Cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Once cooked, drain and transfer to a large serving bowl.

Step 2

Mix the olive oil into the cooked pasta and season with salt and pepper. Stir through the tuna and add the zest of the lemon along with the juice of half of the lemon.

Step 3

Just before serving toss through the rocket leaves.

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