HEALTHY TUNA PASTA

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Try our quick and easy healthy tuna pasta. It's comforting, but also packed with three of your five-a-day and can be doubled to feed a family

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Time 24m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

150g wholemeal penne
1 large leek (200g), halved, and thinly sliced
1 tsp olive oil
160g cherry tomatoes, preferably on the vine
198g can sweetcorn, drained
75g ricotta
160g can tuna in spring water, drained
handful of basil, chopped, plus a few whole leaves to serve

Steps:

Boil the penne with the leek in a large pan of salted water following pack instructions, until al dente.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat and fry the tomatoes for a few minutes, until they start to burst and soften. Add the sweetcorn and cook for 2-3 mins to heat through. Drain the pasta and leeks, reserving a little of the pasta water. Tip the drained pasta and leeks into the pan with the tomatoes, then toss through the ricotta and tuna.
Season with plenty of black pepper. If you want to loosen the consistency, stir in some of the reserved pasta water along with the chopped basil. Serve scattered with the whole basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 459 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 56 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 12 grams fiber, Protein 28 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium