Dinner · Italian
Tuna and white bean pasta
A pantry-friendly pasta tossed with tuna, white beans and lemon.
- Serves
- 2
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 20 min
- High-protein here means at least 20 g of protein a serving, and at least 20% of its calories.
- Dairy-free here means no milk, cheese, butter, yogurt or cream.
Ingredients
For 2 servings- 150 g fusilli pasta, dried
- 150 g canned tuna in water, drained
- 200 g canned cannellini beans, drained
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp salt
Method
Cook the fusilli in salted boiling water according to package directions, then drain, reserving 60 ml of the pasta water.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet and cook the garlic and red pepper flakes for 1 minute.
Add the beans and warm through, lightly mashing some.
Stir in the tuna, pasta and reserved pasta water.
Finish with lemon juice, parsley and salt.