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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (178g) Recipe makes 4 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 2 cups tri-colored fusilli roasted garlic salad dressing
Calories 238
Calories from Fat 114		(48%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 12.7g	19%
	Saturated Fat 5.1g	25%
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.8g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 40mg		13%
Sodium 1024mg		42%
Potassium 350mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 10.5g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 2.2g	8%
	Sugars 2.4g
Protein 21.3g		42%
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Tuna, Cheese and Pasta Salad

Recipe #294323 | 15 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Cher Jewhurst
Mar 25, 2008

Three-color pasta, cubed cheese, tuna, and roasted sweet peppers blend into a spunky salad that we enjoy over 2 suppers during hot summer days. This is an excellent salad that I've served with or without cashews since sometimes I forget those. Fresh basil is essential to this recipe and we just have some fancy fresh breads and butter with it. I don't recall which of my magazines I got this from but it's favorite of mine.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 cups dried tri-colored fusilli or rotini pasta
3/4 cup cubed swiss cheese or cheddar cheese or provolone cheese
2/3 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup celery
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup creamy roasted garlic salad dressing or peppercorn ranch dressing
7 ounces chunk tuna in water, drained
1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained and coarsely chopped
romaine lettuce leaf
1/3 cup roasted cashews

Directions

1
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
2
Rinse with cold water; drain again.
3
Transfer pasta to large bowl.
4
Stir in cheese, peas, celery and basil, AND tuna and peppers. (Thanks Sandylee for catching this).
5
Pour salad dressing over pasta mixture; toss gently to combine.
6
Cover and chill for 2 - 8 hours.
7
To serve, stir in a few tablespoons additional salad dressing, if necessary, to moisten pasta mixture.
8
Arrange romaine leaves in salad bowl or on chilled dinner plates.
9
Top with pasta mixture.
10
Sprinkle with cashews.