🍝 Tuna and Pepper Pasta

Pasta with tuna, red pepper, basil, and a squeeze of lemon. Fresh and ready in 20 minutes.
⏱️ 20 min🍽️ 2 servings👩🍳 Easy🔥 449 kcal per serving💪 37 g protein per serving
Ingredients
- 160 g macaroni
- 1 medium red pepper
- 240 g tinned tuna in water
- 1.5 tbsp olive oil
- to taste fresh basil
- 1/2 lemon
- to taste salt
Method, step by step
- Cook the pasta according to the packet directions in a pot of water with a pinch of salt.
- Meanwhile, wash and dice the red pepper, and drain the tuna.
- Toss the drained pasta with the pepper, tuna, olive oil, basil, and a squeeze of lemon juice.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Recipe by Daniel F., from the CestaChef community.
Nutritional information (per serving)
449
kcal
37 g
protein
41 g
carbs
14 g
fat
Values are approximate.
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