Tuna Pasta

"This is an emergency 'quickie' meal in my home. When time is short and I want to get something nutritious and tasty on the table fast, this is the meal I inevitably turn to as it is made with store-cupboard staples and everyone loves it."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan and add the onion; saute onion until it is translucent, 2-3 minutes, then add tomatoes and garlic; season to taste with salt, pepper and red-pepper flakes and boil over medium heat for 10-12 minutes until thickened somewhat; add basil and simmer 2 more minutes; add tuna, turn off heat and allow to 'sit' (flavours will blend) for 5 minutes.
  • This makes a very thick, flavourful sauce (you can thin with a little boiling water or some of the pasta cooking water if it's too thick for your liking).
  • Distribute pasta amongst 4 plates and top with sauce; pass grated parmesan cheese at the table or, alternatively, toss pasta and sauce together, then serve, passing grated cheese.
  • Note: If you don't want your sauce to be as 'chunky', you can puree the tomatoes before using.

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Reviews

  1. Really easy comfort food - I was looking for something with minimal work and using the last of my stores until I go grocery shopping again. Easy to make, very tasty - no extra shopping to do because you can find almost all the ingredients in your pantry.
     
  2. I was looking for a quick and easy tuna meal without resorting to the processed boxed stuff and I must say I was quite surprised. I wasn't sure I would like the taste of tuna with tomatoes but I really enjoyed this. The directions didn't make clear the amount of dried basil so I just added 1 teaspoon and I also used half of one box of pasta (penne 8 oz) and it was still a little too much. I would suggest that anyone who likes their pasta wet, to use a little less than 8oz of pasta. Next time I might try to add a little oregeno and milk to give it a creamy flavor. Thank you!
     
  3. This was a great and easy recipe....I'm getting ready to move and needed to get rid of a lot of the stuff in my pantry. I made a few substitutions (for example, dried onion flakes instead of chopped onion), but the end result was delicious and I've gotten requests to make it again soon!
     
  4. Absolutely delicious recipe! I’m half Sicilian and this recipe definitely has a very Sicilian taste. Bon appititu!
     
  5. Very simple yet restaurant grade recipe. Thank you.
     
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  1. This was a great and easy recipe....I'm getting ready to move and needed to get rid of a lot of the stuff in my pantry. I made a few substitutions (for example, dried onion flakes instead of chopped onion), but the end result was delicious and I've gotten requests to make it again soon!
     

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<style>body { background: url("http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3512121819_f2f1aaf050.jpg?v=0"); background-repeat: repeat-y; }</style> OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages! I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure. So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call. What did I do wrong? Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths. I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time. That's all for now.
 
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