AFFORDABLE DINNER
Creamy Tuna Pea Pasta
An easy, wholesome recipe made without gluten or yeast ingredients—created for real families and real grocery budgets.
TIME25 minESTIMATED COST$1.89 per servingDIETGluten free + yeast free
🐟$1.89ESTIMATED PER SERVING
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WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Ingredients
- ✓12 ounces gluten-free pasta
- ✓2 cans (5 ounces each) tuna in water, drained
- ✓2 cups frozen peas
- ✓1 1/2 cups milk or unsweetened dairy-free milk
- ✓1 tablespoon cornstarch labeled gluten free
- ✓1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- ✓1 teaspoon dried dill
- ✓1/2 teaspoon salt
- ✓Black pepper to taste
LET'S COOK
Directions
- 1Cook the pasta according to package directions until tender, adding the peas for the final 3 minutes
- 2Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain
- 3Whisk the milk, cornstarch, garlic powder, dill, salt, and pepper in the empty pot
- 4Cook over medium heat 3–5 minutes, whisking, until thickened
- 5Fold in the tuna, pasta, and peas
- 6Add reserved cooking water a little at a time if needed
- 7Heat until steaming and divide among six bowls
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