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Protein pasta salad (86g of protein)

06/12/2025

Ingredients:

  • Cooked pasta – 400 g

  • Tuna – 120 g

  • Greek yogurt – 120 g

  • Boiled eggs – 2 pcs (approx. 110 g)

  • Smoked pork chop – 50 g

  • Carrot – 1 pc (approx. 100 g)

  • Red pepper – 50 g

Instructions:

  1. In the first step, cook 400 g of pasta (pic 1).

  2. Next, mix about 120 g of Greek yogurt into the pasta (pic 2).

  3. Now prepare all the remaining ingredients: chop the vegetables – carrot and red pepper (pic 3), cut the boiled eggs and smoked pork chop into small pieces, and drain the excess oil from the canned tuna.

  4. Then, add everything into the bowl with the pasta and mix well until combined (pic 4).

  5. Finally, serve – for example, in small bowls (pic 5).

Enjoy your meal!

Macronutrients per 100 g:

  • 121 Kcal

  • Protein: 9,08 g

  • Carbohydrates: 11,68 g

  • Sugars: 1,46 g

  • Fat: 4,19 g

Macronutrients for the whole batch (950 g):

  • 1151 Kcal

  • Protein: 86,30 g

  • Carbohydrates: 110,00 g

  • Sugars: 13,91 g

  • Fat: 39,82 g

Macronutrients for portion (300 g):

  • 363 Kcal

  • Protein: 27,24 g

  • Carbohydrates: 35,04 g

  • Sugars: 4,38 g

  • Fat: 12,57 g

Comment:

I recommend this amount for about 3 servings. You can use it either as a side dish or as a main course.

Would I make this again? Yes! I love pasta salad, and this fitness protein version isn't that different from the regular one (where mayonnaise is used instead of Greek yogurt), but this version contains more protein and fewer calories – and that's always good news, whether you're trying to lose weight, gain muscle, or just eat healthier.

Can this meal be stored and used for meal prep? Absolutely. Just keep it in containers in the fridge, and you can portion it out anytime. Since it's a cold dish, you don't even need a microwave to reheat.

I hope you like my recipe. I will be happy if you check out other recipes. Every Saturday a new, original protein recipe is released.

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