Healthy tuna pasta bake

Name: Healthy tuna pasta bake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 vegetable stock cube; 250g/9oz whole wheat pasta shapes, such as fusilli or penne; 350g/12oz broccoli florets; 50g/1¾oz baby spinach leaves; 50g/1¾oz spring greens, shredded; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 large onion, roughly chopped; 4 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped; 1 tsp dried chilli flakes (optional); 500g carton passata with garlic and herbs; 6 tbsp extra 'light' cream cheese; 120g/4¼oz reduced-fat cheddar, grated; 400g tin cherry tomatoes; 2 x 145g tins tinned tuna in spring water, drained; 1 tbsp sliced green jalapeño peppers in brine, drained and roughly chopped; small handful fresh dill, roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish; 50g/1¾oz reduced-fat mozzarella, diced; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h

With its rich sauce and cheese topping, you’d never guess this was a healthy tuna pasta bake, but it’s packed full of veggies and is perfect for a hearty midweek family meal. Each serving provides 363 kcal, 28.5g protein, 38.5g carbohydrates (of which 10.5g sugars), 8.5g fat (of which 4.5g saturates), 9g fibre and 1.7g salt.

Updated at: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:28:48 GMT