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Tuna Minestrone with Parmesan Cheese Recipe

QUICK TIP: Try a tuna twist! Adding tuna to your favorite soup is an inexpensive and healthy way to add excitement to lunch or dinner during the chilly winter months! Check out this simple recipes below—Starkist’s Tuna Minestrone. This yummy dish will keep you and your family warm all winter long! And be sure to visit starkist.com for more delicious chilly-weather recipes!

Tuna Minestrone with Parmesan Cheese

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

1 pouch (6.4 oz.) or 2 pouches (2.6 oz. each) Starkist ® Albacore Tuna
1 can (15.25 oz.) Kidney beans, rinsed and drained
¼ cup tomato paste
1 can (14.5 oz.) Italian-style, diced tomatoes
2 cans (14.5 oz.) Chicken broth plus water to equal 4 cups
½ tsp. ground red pepper
1 tsp. Italian herb seasoning
2 cups Italian-style mixed frozen vegetables
½ cup small shell pasta, uncooked
3 cups fresh romaine lettuce, cut crosswise in 1-inch strips (or fresh spinach)
Freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1.       In a 4- qt. saucepan combine kidney beans, tomato paste, tomatoes with liquid, chicken broth with water, herb seasoning and red pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat.
2.       Add pasta and frozen vegetables; simmer 8 minutes.
3.       Remove from heat; add tuna and romaine lettuce. Ladle into bowls and garnish with parmesan cheese.

To eat Tuna or Not to Eat Tuna That is the Question

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of HealthyTuna.com. All opinions are 100% mine.

I love seafood. I just love it, most kinds too. I’ll eat crab, lobster, catfish, salmon, and tuna. I know there are tons more but I can’t list them all especially when I’m here to tell you what I have learned about a new study on tuna.

When I was pregnant I was told not to eat tuna. I was told not to eat a lot of things, no lunch meant and no bottom dwelling fish. I thought this included crab and tuna, why, because they are supposed to carry large amounts of mercury. At least that is what I was told. I mean, I was so worried I just didn’t eat any fish the entire two pregnancies. The studies on healthy tuna say that not eating fish while being pregnant can lead to depression.

What does tuna have that’s good for you?

Tuna is an excellent source of the essential omega-3 fatty acids which are known to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. I know that when I was pregnant I was given a pre-natal vitamin that was extra high in omega-3 because it is excellent for baby brain development ( I think I’m remembering what I was told correctly). A diet rich omega-3 fatty acids, that can be found in tuna, can help to prevent, dementia, depression, neuropsychiatric disorders, asthma and inflammatory disorders.

You’ve heard doctors say to eat 2 to three servings of fish a week. They say that because fish is so good for you it is an excellent source of protein. It is lean, meaning it’s low in fat, unlike other kinds of meat and it is rich in vitamin D and calcium.

Eat healthy tuna .