Cans Make Cooking Fast: Tuna & Bean Salad
February 13, 2016
I’m always looking for ways to save time and cans of food can make food preparation go quickly.
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One of my favorite winter salads incorporates cans of chickpeas, kidney beans, and water-packed tuna.
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I bought these products at my local Shaw’s Supermarket and I keep them in my pantry for when I need to make a salad that I pack for work.
I simply rinse the two cans of beans and drain the tuna. I buy fresh green beans because I like them to be crunchy and quickly blanch them either in the microwave or on the stove. I chop up half and onion, juice a lemon, add some olive oil, and I’m done. FAST!
Aren’t these colors great this time of year when everything is so black and white.
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Aren’t these colors great this time of year when everything is so black and white?
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![Fast Tuna & Bean Salad](https://s9g.us/m/o/tunabeansaladb.450.jpg)
Tuna & Bean Salad Recipe
Makes about 8 cups
Ingredients
1 pound green beans
1 19-ounce can Progresso Chickpeas, rinsed
1 19-ounce can Progresso Dark Red Kidney beans, rinsed
2 5-ounce cans Bumble Bee Tuna in Water, drained
½ red onion, chopped
1 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Blanch green beans on stove-top or in microwave (usually takes about 3 minutes. Cut green beans into 1-inch pieces. Add green beans, kidney beans, tuna, onion, lemon juice, and olive oil to a bowl and mix. Taste to adjust salt and pepper and serve.
This salad will store well your in refrigerator (and even improve) for about 4 days.
Nutrition Facts
One cup is 193 calories, 4.9 g fat, 0.5 g saturated fat, 23.1 g carbohydrates, 1.6 g sugar, 15.1 g protein, 8.0 g fiber, 402 mg sodium, 5 SmartPts
Points values are calculated by Snack Girl and are provided for information only. See all Snack Girl Recipes
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Shaw's stores. The opinions and text are all mine.