Vegetable-Tuna Pasta Salad
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Tuna
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  broccoli -- cut into flowerets
  8             ounces  tuna in water, canned -- drained & flaked
  1                cup  kidney beans, canned -- rinsed and drained
  2               cups  cooked pasta -- shells
  2             medium  tomatoes -- cut into chunks
  1                cup  carrots -- grated
     1/2           cup  cucumber -- cut into chunks
     1/4           cup  celery -- finely chopped
     1/4           cup  onions -- finely chopped
     3/4           cup  Fat-free Italian salad dressing
                        Salt and pepper to taste
  3              drops  hot sauce -- or to taste
 

Preparation:

Steam broccoli for about 5 minutes until tender-crisp. Drain and cool. Meanwhile cook pasta (about 1 cup dry), drain, and cool. Add cooled broccoli, cut up tomatoes,cucumbers, drained tuna, onions and chopped celery to the cooled pasta, mix well; then add the salad dressing and salt and pepper to taste. Put into the fridge for about 4 hours or overnight. Serve on lettuce leaves. (Note this salad is a good one for picnics)

 

Nutritional Information:

139 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 9mg Cholesterol; 540mg Sodium