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Beet, Tuna, and White Bean Salad

March 11, 2024 by Dinner Tonight

Looking for a delicious and healthy dinner idea? Give this refreshing salad made with beets, tuna, and cannellini beans a try. It’s bursting with flavor and is packed with nutrients!

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4 2 cup servings
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4 2 cup servings
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4 2 cup servings
Ingredients
  • 15 ounces canned cannellini beans, no salt added rinsed and drained
  • 10 ounces canned solid white tuna, packed in water drained and broken into chunks
  • 1/4 cup red onion chopped
  • 1/4 cup green olives pitted and chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon dry mustard powder
  • 4 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 15 ounces canned beets, no salt added rinsed, drained, and chopped into bite size pieces
  • 8 cups spring mix lettuce
Servings: 2 cup servings
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  1. Combine beans, tuna, red onion, and green olives in a large bowl.
  2. Whisk together mustard powder, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, dill, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a small bowl.
  3. Add half of the vinaigrette to tuna mixture, mix thoroughly.
  4. Combine spring mix salad and beets in a large bowl.
  5. Add remaining vinaigrette to the salad mixture and toss gently to coat.
  6. To serve, divide the salad and beet mixture evenly on to four plates and top with ¼ of the tuna mixture.
Recipe Notes

Beet, Tuna, & White Bean Salad Nutrition Facts Serving size (430g) servings per container 4 Amount per serving Calories 380 % Daily Value Total Fat 18 g 23 % Saturated Fat 2 g 10 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 25 mg 8 % Sodium 530 mg 23 % Total Carbohydrate 28 g 10 % Dietary Fiber 7 g 25 % Total Sugars 8 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 24 g Vitamin D 1 mcg 6 % Calcium 124 mg 10 % Iron 6 mg 35 % Potassium 780 mg 15 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, beans, beets, olives, protein, Salad, salads, Seafood, tuna

Tortellini Kabobs

July 30, 2019 by Dinner Tonight

Tortellini kabobs, who knew?? These delicious kabobs can either be a main course, a perfectly prepared lunch, or appetizers for something else delicious!


Tortellini Kabobs
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  • CourseAppetizers, Kid Friendly, Main Dish, Vegetarian
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8
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  • CourseAppetizers, Kid Friendly, Main Dish, Vegetarian
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8
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups tri-color cheese tortellini
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese balled/cubed
  • 1 1/4 cup black olives canned, pitted and whole, reduced sodium
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh basil finely chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
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  1. Clean and sanitize your workspace. Pull back your hair, and wash your hands.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  3. In a bowl, mix mozzarella cheese with olive oil, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Allow to marinate for at 15 minutes.
  4. Layer ingredients on bamboo skewers – (2) tortellini, (2) cheese, (4) olives, (4) tomatoes on each skewer. Repeat on each skewer.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: appetizer, appetizers, cherry tomatoes, kabob, kabob skewers, olives, pasta, summer, tomato, tortellini

Braised Mediterranean Chicken

March 8, 2018 by Dinner Tonight

Braised Mediterranean Chicken is the perfect main course to impress your guests while remaining simple and easy to make.

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Ingredients
  • 2 pounds skinless chicken pieces (thighs and legs)
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 cloves garlic crushed, skin removed
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 1 shallot chopped
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 4 sprigs of thyme
  • 2 ounces green olives drained and chopped (about 1/3 cup)
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area.
  2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, season the chicken with the salt and pepper.
  3. Heat up the olive oil in a cast iron or oven safe skillet. Once heated, place your chicken pieces in a single layer in your skillet and sear until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add in the crushed garlic cloves and continue to cook until garlic becomes fragrant. Remove the chicken and garlic from the skillet.
  5. Add the onion and shallot to the skillet and stir until the onions and shallots have softened, about 3 minutes.
  6. Place your chicken pieces and garlic back in the pan in a single layer and sprinkle the thyme leaves on top of the chicken. Arrange the olives between the chicken pieces and top with the sprigs of thyme.
  7. Bake for 45 minutes or until the chicken reaches the internal temperature of 165 degrees. Remove from the oven and serve.

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Chicken, main dish, olives, thyme

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