Tuna, potato & herb risoni
- Preparation time 15 minutes
- Cooking time 20 minutes
- Serves 4-6
- Freezableyes
Ingredients
- 500 g risoni
- 2 potatoes (300 g), peeled and cut into 2 cm cubes
- 250 g sweet potato, peeled and cut into 2 cm cubes
- olive or canola oil spray
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 300 g jar tomato and basil pasta sauce
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 100 g baby spinach leaves
- 400 g can chunk-style tuna in brine, drained
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons shaved Parmesan cheese
Method
- Cook the risoni, potato and sweet potato in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10-12 minutes or until tender.
- Meanwhile, spray a nonstick frying pan with oil and heat.
- Add onion and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until soft.
- Add pasta sauce, vinegar and sugar.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened slightly.
- Drain risoni and vegetables and return to the saucepan.
- Add spinach, tuna and pasta sauce mixture, and cook over low heat until heated through.
- Season with ground black pepper and serve topped with Parmesan.
- Garnish with coriander leaves, if desired.
HINT: Risoni is small rice-shaped pasta, available in the dried pasta section of supermarkets
Nutrition
ANALYSIS per serve | 4 | 6 |
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Energy kJ (Cal) | 2873 (686) | 1915 (458) |
Carbohydrate (g) | 114 | 76 |
Protein (g) | 42 | 28 |
Fat (g) | 6 | 4 |
Iron, Vitamin C, Zinc |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival from the Fittest" cookbook
05 Nov 2018
HINT: Risoni is small rice-shaped pasta, available in the dried pasta section of supermarkets
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