Tuna and Roasted Pepper Pasta Salad
6
Points®
Total time: 32 min • Prep: 7 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
The best part of this flavor-packed, colorful salad is that most of the ingredients are probably in your pantry.
Ingredients
Uncooked pasta
6 oz, rotini or penne
Garlic
½ clove(s), minced
Table salt
⅛ tsp
Roasted red peppers (packed in water)
7 oz, jarred, drained and chopped
Canned tuna packed in water
12 oz, 2 (6-ounce), drained and flaked
Sherry vinegar
1 Tbsp
Black pepper
⅛ tsp, freshly ground
Avocado
½ item(s), Hass variety, halved, pitted, peeled, and diced
Instructions
1
Prepare the pasta according to package directions, omitting the salt if desired. Drain and keep warm.
2
Put the garlic on a cutting board. Sprinkle with the salt and mash to a paste with the side of a large knife. Put the garlic mixture, roasted peppers, tuna, vinegar, and ground pepper in a serving bowl; toss to mix.
3
Add the warm pasta and avocado; gently toss. Let stand about 15 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. Yields generous 1 1⁄4 cups per serving.
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