Name: Tuna Pasta
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz pasta shells; 2 tsp light butter; 5 oz high-quality tuna in brine (1 can, drained); 1/2 white medium onion (minced); 2 cups vegetable broth; 1 cup 1% milk; 3 cups frozen peas; 1/4 cup light jack cheese; 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

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This lightened up tuna pasta recipe is creamy and delicious without the guilt! Plus it uses one skillet so clean up is a breeze.

Are you craving a tuna pasta recipe that is tasty but light? Don’t you just love an easy family dinner that is crazy-simple to prepare, even crazier-simple to clean up, and lightens up a comforting, creamy, classic?

For me the answer to both these questions is yes, which is why this one-skillet, pretty quick, delicious creamy tuna pasta skillet is on regular rotation at my house.

Creamy Tuna Pasta

My favorite thing about this recipe is how creamy it is, despite the fact that it’s lighter in calories. It’s satisfying and also delicious. Here are a few more details!

Pasta to Use

I really love the Barilla White Fiber shells for this recipe – that’s because there’s so much fiber packed into one serving of the pasta (6 g). I’m 41 so I’m all about fiber these days! :0

Barilla pasta is my absolute favorite. I don’t get paid to say that, either. I just love the texture and the taste, and it never falls apart on me. It tastes very good “al dente,” which is how I like my pasta to be.

More on why it’s good for you: instead of using lots of heavy cream and cheese, this dish uses 1% milk and the absorption method – and a bit of light butter and cheese – to create a creamy sauce that’s lighter on fat and calories while still delicious and satisfying.

It takes less than 30 minutes to throw this together, making it a perfect weeknight meal.

Your family is going to love this tuna pasta recipe, and they won’t even know that anything is “missing” from it (like fat and calories!).

Creamy Tuna Noodle Pasta

Ingredients

2 tsp. light butter
5-ounce can of high-quality albacore tuna in brine, drained
½ medium white onion, minced
8 ounces high fiber pasta shells
2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup 1% milk
3 cups frozen peas
1/4 cup light jack cheese
Salt and pepper

Serve, eat, enjoy!

The whole family is going to love this healthy pasta recipe . . . I promise! Get the printable recipe card below.

Yield: 4 servings

Tuna Pasta

This lightened up tuna pasta recipe is creamy and delicious without the guilt! Plus it uses one skillet so clean up is a breeze.

Prep Time 8 minutes

Cook Time 22 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

8 oz pasta shells
2 tsp light butter
5 oz high-quality tuna in brine (1 can, drained)
1/2 white medium onion (minced)
2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup 1% milk
3 cups frozen peas
1/4 cup light jack cheese
1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Dice up an onion into small pieces.
Heat the butter over medium high heat. Add the onions and cook until fragrant, then cook over low heat until translucent.
Add the pasta, peas, vegetable broth, and milk to the pan with onions. Bring to a boil and then turn down to a simmer.
Cook for 20 - 22 minutes, stirring regularly, until the pasta is fully cooked and the liquid has been absorbed to create a creamy sauce. If a little dry, add some more 1% milk.
Stir in the light jack cheese until melted.
Gently toss in the drained tuna, and stir until combined.
Separate and add to bowls. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1 serving
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 309Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 546mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 7gSugar: 10gProtein: 24g

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