Ingredients
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1 cup dried penne pasta
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1 pound tiny new potatoes, diced (1/2-inch pieces)
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3 tablespoon butter
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¼ cup chopped onion
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2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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⅛ teaspoon salt
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⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
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2 ¼ cup milk
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2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
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4 ounce provolone cheese, shredded
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3 4.5 ounce can tuna packed in roasted garlic olive oil or desired flavor tuna
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½ cup pitted kalamata olives, halved
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1 ½ pound green, white, and/or purple asparagus, trimmed, cut in 1-inch pieces
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¼ cup soft bread crumbs
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¼ cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large saucepan cook pasta according to package directions, adding diced potatoes during the last 4 minutes of cooking time. Drain and set aside.
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Meanwhile, for sauce, in a large Dutch oven melt 2 Tbsp. of the butter. Cook onion in butter about 3 minutes, until tender. Stir in flour and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Whisk in milk all at once. Add lemon peel. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Whisk in provolone cheese until melted. Gently fold pasta, potatoes, tuna, olives, and asparagus into sauce. Pour into a 3 quart rectangular baking dish .
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For topping, in a small bowl melt the remaining 1 Tbsp. of butter. Stir in bread crumbs and Parmesan. Sprinkle on casserole. Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes, until heated through and topping is golden.
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If tuna packed in garlic olive oil in not available, substitute tuna packed in oil and add 2 cloves of minced garlic when cooking.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 467 | Calories |
| 21g | Fat |
| 36g | Carbs |
| 34g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 6 | |
| Calories 467 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 21g | 27% |
| Saturated Fat 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium 753mg | 33% |
| Total Carbohydrate 36g | 13% |
| Total Sugars 4g | |
| Protein 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin C 15.4mg | 17% |
| Calcium 373.6mg | 29% |
| Iron 4.7mg | 26% |
| Potassium 951mg | 20% |
| Folate, total 121mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 2.1mcg | |
| Vitamin B-6 0.4mg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
