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What to cook with tuna, pasta and tomatoes?

Have tuna, pasta and tomatoes at home? Smart Plate assembled a simple dish from these ingredients following the Healthy Eating Plate. Below are the ingredients, steps and tips to make it tastier.

Whole-wheat pasta with canned tuna and tomato β€” canned tuna, whole-wheat pasta, tomato on a plate built around the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate
What the finished dish looks like: vegetables & fruit β€” tomato; whole grains β€” whole-wheat pasta; protein β€” canned tuna. Illustrative photo of the dish
πŸ₯— Dinner⏱ β‰ˆ 10 min🐟 Canned tuna Β· 🍝 Whole-wheat pasta Β· πŸ… Tomato

Whole-wheat pasta with canned tuna and tomato

A simple home plate for dinner: each ingredient is cooked separately and arranged on the plate following the Healthy Eating Plate.

Ingredients

  • 🐟 Canned tuna β€” 1 small can (80–100 g)
  • 🍝 Whole-wheat pasta β€” 70 g dry
  • πŸ… Tomato β€” 1–2 pieces

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente (about 10 minutes) and drain.
  2. Drain the tuna and flake it with a fork.
  3. Wash and slice the tomato β€” serve them fresh.
  4. Plate it up: half vegetables, a quarter grains, a quarter protein.

Make it tastier

πŸ§„ GarlicMakes the aroma richer β€” add to the oil at the start or raw into the dressing.
🌢️ Pepper or chiliA pinch adds heat and warmth.
🌿 Fresh herbsDill, parsley or cilantro add freshness at the end.
πŸ«™ Soy sauceA tablespoon at the end of frying instead of salt β€” the taste gets deeper.

Plate structure

πŸ₯¦ Vegetables & fruit Β· Β½

Tomato

🌾 Whole grains · ¼

Whole-wheat pasta

πŸ₯© Protein Β· ΒΌ

Canned tuna

πŸ«’ Healthy fats

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Plate balance: Well balanced
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Why this kind of plate

The Healthy Eating Plate is a simple visual model of a balanced meal. Instead of counting calories and grams it shows what a plate should look like: half vegetables and fruit, a quarter whole grains, a quarter protein sources, plus a little healthy plant fat.

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