Tuna penne bake
CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet
Main Meals (Dinners)
4 peopleServes
4
4
| Prep | 10 min | |
| Cook | 30 min |
Comfort food never tasted so good! Indulge in this healthy pasta dish that tastes just as delicious reheated for lunch the next day.
- Pasta, uncooked, 250 g, penne
- Tomato-based pasta sauce, 1 500g jar(s), oregano flavoured if available
- Mushrooms, 200 g, sliced
- Black olives, drained, 0.3 cup(s)
- Tuna, canned in springwater, 1 x 425g can(s) (drained)
- Olive oil, ½ teaspoon(s)
- Red capsicum, 1 capsicum(s), diced
- Onion, any type, ½ medium
- Shredded cheese, reduced fat, 0.3 cup(s)
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Cook the pasta according to packet instructions.
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Add the mushrooms, capsicum and onion and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce and cook for a further 3-4 minutes to warm through.
Mix in the tuna and olives and transfer all ingredients into a lined baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and bake for 15 minutes.
Serve with a green side salad.
Nutrition facts per serve
Makes 4 serves
Note: If food units vary from the book, be guided by the following food units.
| Meat & Protein | 0.4 |
| Bread & Cereals | 2.2 |
| Vegetables | 1 |
| Fruit | 0.3 |
| Dairy | 0.2 |
| Healthy Fats & Oils | 0.1 |
| Indulgences | 0 |
| Calories | 447 |
| Protein | 31.6 g |
| Total fat | 8.1 g |
| - Saturated fat | 2 g |
| Total carbohydrates | 56.3 g |
| - Total sugars | 11.5 g |
| Fibre | 7.7 g |
| Sodium | 826 mg |