Tuna in tomato with garlic
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Recipe highlights Serves: 2
- Suitable to freeze
- Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
- Dairy free
- Gluten free
- Egg free
- Nut free
- Easy to swallow
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Ingredients
- 1 small onion, diced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 cup tomato puree
200 g tuna canned in springwater, drained
1 teaspoon oregano, dried
Cooking method
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1. Place onion and oil in pan over medium heat and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until onion is soft.
2. Add tomato puree and garlic.
3. Mix in tuna and season with oregano. Cook over medium heat for approximately 5 minutes.
4. Cool, then blend sauce in food processor until desired consistency.
5. Reheat to serve.
Nutritional facts
 | Average quantity per Serving | Average quantity per 100g |
| Weight (g) | 247.78g | 100.00g |
| Energy (kJ) | 800.51kJ | 323.08kJ |
| Protein (g) | 26.93g | 10.87g |
| Total fat (g) | 5.06g | 2.04g |
| - Saturated fat (g) | 1.33g | 0.54g |
| - Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 1.13g | 0.45g |
| - Monounsaturated fat (g) | 2.25g | 0.91g |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 53.00mg | 21.39mg |
| Carbohydrate-available (g) | 7.76g | 3.13g |
| CarbohydrateSE (g) | 7.76g | 3.13g |
| - Sugars (g) | 7.02g | 2.83g |
| Water (g) | 202.45g | 81.71g |
| Dietary fibre (g) | 2.94g | 1.19g |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.09mg | 0.04mg |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.17mg | 0.07mg |
| Niacin (mg) | 9.70mg | 3.92mg |
| Niacin equivalents (mg) | 15.70mg | 6.33mg |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 11.57mg | 4.67mg |
| Total folate (ug) | 26.90ug | 10.86ug |
| Total vitamin A equivalents (ug) | 119.68ug | 48.30ug |
| Retinol (ug) | 20.00ug | 8.07ug |
| Beta carotene equivalents (ug) | 597.85ug | 241.29ug |
| Sodium (mg) | 547.37mg | 220.91mg |
| Potassium (mg) | 807.14mg | 325.75mg |
| Magnesium (mg) | 50.48mg | 20.37mg |
| Calcium (mg) | 30.42mg | 12.28mg |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 227.54mg | 91.83mg |
| Iron (mg) | 2.43mg | 0.98mg |
| Zinc (mg) | 1.49mg | 0.60mg |
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Source: Recipe developed and tested by Consumer Science students studying Community Nutrition at RMIT University, 2003
This recipe was orginally published as:
Tuna in tomato with garlic
Recipe publication date on: 10/01/2003
Last reviewed on: 14/11/2013
