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Tuna Veggie Bake with Salad

An ideal addition to the lunchbox. Serve it warm or cold for a high protein, high fibre lunch.

Details

Serves: 6

Number of ingredients: 15

To prep: 10 minutes

To cook: 25 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • Kilojoules: 1478

  • Calories: 358

  • Protein: 26g

  • Fat: 17.6g

  • Saturated Fat: 3.3g

  • Carbohydrates: 20.8g

  • Carbohydrates per 100g: 5.95g

  • Fibre: 7g

  • Sodium: 330mg

  • Potassium: 849mg

Ingredients

Ingredients

425g can tuna in springwater, drained

½ cup quinoa, uncooked

¼ cup olive oil

½ teaspoon dried Italian herbs

2 eggs

3 medium carrots, grated

½ cup frozen peas

½ corn kernels

¼ cup milk, reduced fat

½ cup cheese, grated

Salad

200g salad leaves

300g cherry tomatoes, halved

1 large Lebanese cucumber, chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon white or balsamic vinegar

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200C
  2. Line a loaf pan with baking paper.
  3. Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix with a spoon until well combined.
  4. Spoon mixture into the lined loaf pan and press down
  5. Bake for 25 minutes until loaf is golden on top. Remove from the oven and allow to sit for about 20 minutes. Allowing to slightly cool will continue to cook the quinoa.
  6. Whilst tuna veggie bake is cooking, prepare the salad.
  7. Place lettuce. Cherry tomatoes and cucumber in a large bowl. Drizzle salad with olive oil and vinegar.
  8. Serve Tuna veggie bake with salad