Come out of your culinary shell and enjoy these tuna- and vegetable-stuffed treats served with a savory tomato-basil vinaigrette.
Tuna-Stuffed Shells
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
Pasta
- 16 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette
- 2 large tomatoes, seeded, chopped (2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Filling
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cans (5 oz each) albacore tuna in water, drained, flaked
- 1 large carrot, shredded (1 cup)
- 1 small zucchini, shredded (1 cup)
- 1 small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
- Lettuce leaf
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
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Step2While pasta is cooking, in medium bowl, mix all vinaigrette ingredients just until blended. Set aside.
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Step3In another medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons basil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir in tuna, carrot, zucchini and onion until evenly mixed. Fill each pasta shell with 1 rounded tablespoon tuna mixture.
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Step4Line serving platter with lettuce leaves. Arrange shells on lettuce. Serve with vinaigrette.
Nutrition
465
Calories
23 g
Total Fat
29 g
Protein
39 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 465
- Calories from Fat
- 205
- Total Fat
- 23 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3 g
- Cholesterol
- 35 mg
- Sodium
- 630 mg
- Potassium
- 640 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 4 g
- Protein
- 29 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 92%
- 92%
- Vitamin C
- 42%
- 42%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 Vegetable; 3 Lean Meat; 2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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