- 20 minutes
- Meal prep
- Serves 2
High protein tuna pasta salad
Cold tuna pasta salad with sweetcorn, tomatoes and spinach that holds up in the fridge for days.
Nutrition per serving
Whole recipe serves 2. Worked out from the ingredient weights below and the UK food composition data behind the Bodywise Food Reference.
- Calories
- 836 kcal
- Protein
- 49.3 g
- Carbohydrate
- 120 g
- Fat
- 21 g
Ingredients
Pasta weights are ready-to-eat (cooked) weights, matching the food reference entries.
- Cooked white pasta (about 100 g dried)300 g
- Tuna in brine, drained120 g
- Sweetcorn, drained150 g
- Cherry tomatoes, halved150 g
- Baby spinach60 g
- Olive oil15 g
Method
- Boil the pasta in salted water until just tender, then drain and rinse under cold water.
- Flake the drained tuna into a large bowl.
- Add the pasta, sweetcorn, tomatoes and spinach.
- Drizzle over the olive oil, season with black pepper and toss well.
- Divide between two containers for tomorrow's lunches.
Questions about this recipe
How long does it keep?
Two to three days covered in the fridge. Keep the dressing light so the pasta does not dry out.
Can I use a different tinned fish?
Yes, but the figures in the panel are calculated for tuna in brine. A different fish changes the numbers, so swap the code if you want exact figures.