Lemon-y Tuna Pasta Salad
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This Tuna Pasta Salad makes the perfect protein packed lunch with a delicious hint of lemon.
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup cooked Banza Pasta
- 1 can tuna (I use Trader Joe’s No Salt)
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp mustard
- juice of 1 lemon and zest
- 1/3 cup peas
- 1 tbsp mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to box instructions. I had pre-cooked a whole box of Banza to make easy lunches.
- Place 1/2 cup cooked pasta in a bowl add olive oil, garlic powder, and cheese.
- Drain excess water from tuna and place in a separate bowl, add the juice of a whole lemon, about a teaspoon of zest and mustard use a fork to stir and combine.
- Boil peas or microwave for 2 minutes in water, drain and add to bowl with pasta, stir and combine.
- Add tuna to the original bowl of pasta mix it up and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10
- Category: Lunch
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 396
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 13
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 8
- Protein: 40
- Cholesterol: 45
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