Quick and easy, this pasta dish can be ready and on the table in 20 minutes.

Pasta with tuna and kale

Ingredients:

2 cups (500 mL) whole grain rotini pasta

1 tbsp (15 mL) canola oil

1 onion, diced

4 large cloves garlic, minced

14 Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped in half

¼ tsp (1 mL) red pepper flakes

3 cups (750 mL) chopped frozen kale – Cookin’ Greens is the brand I used

Two – 85 g cans sundried tomato & basil tuna flaked light tuna

Method:

1.    Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add pasta and cook to al dente – 7 minutes – overcooked pasta has a higher GI index. Cook for only 7 minutes, drain well.

2.    Meanwhile heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Add oil and onion and sauté for 3-5 minutes.

3.    Add garlic, pepper flakes, and olives and sauté for 1 minute.

4.    Add tuna and stir in well.

5.    Add Cookin’ Greens and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until the greens are heated through.

6.    Add drained pasta, stir in well and serve. Drizzle each serving with 100% Italian extra virgin olive oil if desired.

One serving = 2 cups (500 mL)

Courtesy Mairlyn Smith, www.mairlynsmith.com