High Protein Tuna Pasta Salad
Recipe from Hungry Healthy Happy by Dannii · original post · full recipe on hungryhealthyhappy.com
A protein-packed tuna pasta salad with eggs, beans and crunchy vegetables in a creamy cottage cheese and yoghurt dressing. Great for meal prep.
Serves 8 Prep 12 min Ready in 20 minKid-friendly
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Ingredients
- pasta200 g
- eggs4 ea
- canned cannellini beans — drained235 g
- fat-free cottage cheese200 g
- Greek yoghurt115 g
- Dijon mustard5 ml
- canned tuna — drained200 g
- canned sweetcorn — drained180 g
- gherkins — diced4 ea
- spring onions — 3; chopped45 g
- celery — diced100 g
- cherry tomatoes — 8; diced
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
High Protein Chickpea Pasta Salad
- 240 g Canned chickpeas instead of canned tuna
Drain the chickpeas and roughly crush them with a fork before folding through; no cooking needed.
Gluten-free
- 200 g Gluten-free pasta instead of pasta
Cook the gluten-free pasta to al dente and rinse well under cold water so it does not stick.
Dairy-free
- 200 g Silken tofu instead of fat-free cottage cheese
- 115 g Soy yoghurt instead of Greek yoghurt
Blend the silken tofu and soy yoghurt with the beans exactly as written.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's£12.36
for your meals
£26.00 at the till, incl. £13.64 of food you keep
No price at Sainsbury's:
- fat-free cottage cheese
MorrisonsBest choice£9.13
for your meals
£21.85 at the till, incl. £12.72 of food you keep
£2.94 less on the food you use, over the 15 items both stores stock
No price at Morrisons:
- fat-free cottage cheese
- spring onions
Tesco£6.66
for your meals
£24.09 at the till, incl. £17.43 of food you keep
No price at Tesco:
- gherkins
- celery
- fresh dill
- garlic cloves
Aldi UK£7.19
for your meals
£11.28 at the till, incl. £4.09 of food you keep
No price at Aldi UK:
- canned cannellini beans
- canned tuna
- gherkins
- fresh dill
- garlic cloves
Asda£6.56
for your meals
£17.03 at the till, incl. £10.47 of food you keep
No price at Asda:
- canned cannellini beans
- fat-free cottage cheese
- canned sweetcorn
- gherkins
- fresh dill
- garlic cloves
£1.55a serve
from £1.55 a serve at Sainsbury's · 16 of 17 ingredients priced
About £12.36 of ingredients used for 8 serves.
£21.85 at Morrisons · 15 of 17 items
Sainsbury's£12.36
missing 1 item
you'll pay £26.00 · 52% of it spare
MorrisonsBest choice£9.13
missing 2 items
you'll pay £21.85 · 58% of it spare
Tesco£6.66
missing 4 items
you'll pay £24.09 · 72% of it spare
Aldi UK£7.19
missing 5 items
you'll pay £11.28 · 36% of it spare
Asda£6.56
missing 6 items
you'll pay £17.03 · 61% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£21.85
pasta
£0.69
need 200 gMorrisons Farfalle Pasta 500 gclosest match
Morrisons£0.69·Sainsbury's£0.82/kg£0.41·Tesco£0.82/kg£0.41·Asda£0.82/kg£0.41·Aldi UK£1.50/kg£0.75·
OcadoN/A
eggs
£5.20
need 4 itemsPurely Organic 10 perpack 10 itemsclosest match
Morrisons£5.20·Asda£0.160/ea£2.40·Aldi UK£0.165/ea£0.99·Tesco£0.170/ea£1.70·Sainsbury's£0.246/ea£2.95·OcadoN/A
canned cannellini beans
£0.45
need 235 gMorrisons Cannellini Beans In Water ( ) 240 gclosest match
Morrisons£0.45·Sainsbury's£8.00/kg£2.00·Tesco£4.20/kg£2.10·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Greek yoghurt
£1.45
need 115 gMorrisons Greek Style Natural Yoghurt 4 x 100gclosest match
Morrisons£1.45·Tesco£1.90/kg£0.95·Sainsbury's£4.00/kg£0.80·Aldi UK£1.90/kg£0.95·Asda£2.30/kg£1.15·OcadoN/A
Dijon mustard
£0.45
need 5 mlMorrisons Dijon Mustard 185g 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Morrisons£0.45·Sainsbury's£2.43/kg£0.45·Tesco£2.43/kg£0.45·Asda£2.43/kg£0.45·Aldi UK£0.49·OcadoN/A
canned tuna
£2.49
need 200 gMorrisons Tuna Chunks In Spring Water 4 x 102g
Morrisons£2.49·Tesco£2.49·Sainsbury's£10.42/kg£4.25·Asda£23.85/kg£2.48·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A
canned sweetcorn
£1.00
need 180 gMorrisons Savers Sweetcorn 500 g
Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£0.53·Aldi UK£0.55·Sainsbury's£5.45/kg£0.90·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
gherkins
£1.40
need 4 itemsMorrisons Whole Gherkins (680g) 360gclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Morrisons£1.40·Sainsbury's£15.00/kg£1.65·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
celery
£0.90
need 100 gMorrisons British Celery Sticks 250 gclosest match
Morrisons£0.90·Sainsbury's£3.60/kg£0.90·Aldi UK£0.49·Asda£3.60/kg£1.26·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
cherry tomatoes
£6.00/kg
need 120 gMorrisons Vine Ripe Cherry Tomatoes 225 g£1.35closest match
Morrisons£6.00/kg£1.35·Tesco£2.48/kg£0.62·Aldi UK£2.70/kg£0.89·Sainsbury's£2.70/kg£0.89·Asda£3.23/kg£0.97·OcadoN/A
cucumber
£1.10
need 90 gMorrisons Mini Cucumbers 200 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.10·Sainsbury's£3.89/kg£0.70·Aldi UK£4.95/kg£0.99·Asda£5.50/kg£1.10·Tesco£2.85·OcadoN/A
apple cider vinegar
£2.95
need 45 mlDe Nigris Apple Cider Vinegar 500 ml
Morrisons£2.95·Aldi UK£2.19·Asda£6.67/L£2.20·Sainsbury's£24.00/L£6.00·Tesco£20.10/L£9.49·OcadoN/A
fresh dill
£0.60
need 5 gMorrisons Fresh Dill 20 g
Morrisons£0.60·Sainsbury's£30.00/kg£0.60·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 2 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
red onion
£0.95
need 40 gMorrisons British Red Onions 1 kg
Morrisons£0.95·Sainsbury's£0.95/kg£0.95·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.20·Aldi UK£0.95/kg£0.95·Asda£2.62/kg£1.31·OcadoN/A
Not stocked at Morrisons — buy these elsewhere
fat-free cottage cheese
£5.50/kg
need 200 gTesco Fat Free Cottage Cheese 300 g£1.65at Tesco
Tesco£5.50/kg£1.65·Aldi UK£1.39·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
spring onions
£0.65/ea
need 45 gSainsbury's Standard 100 g£0.65closest matchat Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£6.50/kg£0.65·Asda£6.56/kg£0.82·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A