Easy Mediterranean Pasta with Tuna and Tomatoes

WW Recipe of the Day: Mediterranean Pasta with Tuna & Tomatoes

Here's a quick and easy Mediterranean pasta with tuna, tomatoes, olives, capers, lemon, parsley and oregano you can make in 30 minutes or less.

I made it last night for dinner while Rod tossed together a simple salad. It was a big hit.

Mediterranean Pasta with Tuna & Tomatoes

Recipe Notes

The recipe is slightly adapted from a one I spied in my favorite cookbook of the moment, 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness (affiliate link) by Camilla Saulsbury, of Power Hungry.

Camilla's version calls for multigrain or whole wheat farfalle and olives, but no capers. Since I haven't found a gluten-free version of farfalle, I used Fresh & Easy Brown Rice Fusilli instead. (I think it's just as good as Tinkyada Brown Rice Fusilli (affiliate link) and a little cheaper.)

And since I was short on kalamata olives, I used a combination of capers and olives instead.

Served with a simple green salad alongside, this made for a satisfying dinner. Enjoy!

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Pasta?

According to my calculations, each serving has 274 calories and:

8 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
8 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
8 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

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Easy Mediterranean Pasta with Tuna and Tomatoes Recipe

A quick & easy Mediterranean inspired pasta with tuna, diced tomatoes, olives, capers, lemon, parsley and oregano that you can make in 30 minutes or less

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time18 minutes mins

Total Time28 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 4

Calories: 274

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 ounces fusilli spiral pasta (multigrain, whole wheat or gluten-free)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 1 can (14 to 15 ounces) diced tomatoes with Italian seasonings, undrained
• ▢ ¼ cup pitted brine-cured black olives, like kalamata, quartered
• ▢ ¼ cup brine-cured capers, drained
• ▢ 1 can (6 ounces) water-packed tuna, undrained
• ▢ ½ cup roughly chopped fresh Italian, flat-leaf parsley
• ▢ 1-½ teaspoons minced fresh oregano (I used ½ teaspoon dried)
• ▢ 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
• ▢ 1 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ▢ Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Cook pasta according to package directions, reserving ¼ cup of the pasta water before draining.
• In a large, heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the tomatoes with their juice, olives, capers, and the reserved pasta water.
• Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and then stir in the pasta and tip in the tuna (liquid and all).
• Reduce heat to low and cook for another minute, stirring to combine and break up the tuna into bite-sized pieces.
• Stir in the parsley, oregano, lemon zest and lemon juice.
• Taste and add salt and pepper to taste and then toss again.

Equipment

5-Quart Pot

Colander

Cast Iron Skillet

Recipe Notes

If you don't have fresh oregano, use ½ teaspoon dried instead.

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

8 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

8 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

8 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Easy Mediterranean Pasta with Tuna and Tomatoes Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 /4th recipe)

Calories 274 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Carbohydrates 38.2g13%

Fiber 2.6g10%

Protein 17.7g35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: tomato tuna pasta, tuna pasta

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Source: 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness (affiliate link) by Camilla Saulsbury

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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