Tuna pasta
Tuna pasta. Tuna pasta is a true one-pot meal and the answer to your weeknight dinner needs. Seriously, you can make the sauce in the time it takes to boil pasta. Boil a salted pot of water for your pasta and cook it al dente according to package directions. A box of pasta a bag of tuna a can of peas and half a jar of Alfredo sauce seined with basil oregano and garlic. While the pasta boiled I heated the Alfredo peas tuna and dried herbs in a separate saucepan. To make Tuna pasta you need 14 ingredients and 5 steps quickly.
The ingredients needed to make Tuna pasta:
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150 grams of pasta
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1 of small red onion sliced
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of Olive oil
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1-2 tins of tuna or salmon
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2 cloves of diced garlic
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1 handful of Herbs fresh of dried
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of Chilli / either dried or fresh
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of Rind and juice of a lemon
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A few of mushrooms sliced
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of Hand full of spinach I used two blocks of frozen spinach
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1 tbsp of capers
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of Sweet chilli sauce optional
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of Wedge of lemon to serve
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to taste of Salt and pepper
Steps to make Tuna pasta:
- Heat a pan of water add salt and once boiling throw in the pasta for 10 – 12 minutes.
- Whilst the pasta is boiling chop the veggies! When chopped pour in some olive oil in a large pan, heat it and throw in the red onion first for it to soften.
- Next add the garlic and mushrooms. Give a stir if need be add more oil and the rest of the veggies, herbs and spices.
- Once the pasta is cooked drain and throw into the veggies. Grate the lemon and squeeze over the juices.
- Mix together well and finely add the tuna mixing it in but keeping it in chunks. I finely drizzled sweet chilli sauce over and served with a wedge of lemon. Season well!
This is a dish that can be made with or without a tomato sauce. The latter is referred to as in bianco, which means white. Most Italians that prefer to keep recipes authentic would agree that you never add cheese to a fish recipe. Here, the tuna pasta is tossed with peas, crispy bell peppers, and some bold Mediterranean flavors, including garlic, lemon, a few kalamata olives (or capers, if you prefer). I like finishing this pasta with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan.
