If you are looking at some interesting dishes that will highlight the succulent tuna, here is a recipe that you are going to absolutely love. It is a simple tuna sauce and pasta that can be rustled up in minutes with a few handy ingredients that you will have in your pantry. Who doesn’t love pasta? A perfect example for modern comfort food, this tuna sauce pasta refrigerates well and makes a great cold meal the next day too. If you are looking at dinner ideas that can be whipped in a couple of minutes, one that you can relish along with your Netflix, go for the tuna sauce pasta
Packing this for your kid’s lunch? Make sure you pack them in an kids lunch box.
Health Benefits
Tuna is anti-inflammatory, full of vitamins, good for maintaining low blood pressure, and full of potassium.
Ingredients
2 -3 tbsp of olive oil
2 tbsp of cooking oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 cup of canned tomato with juice
¼ tsp dried oregano
salt
freshly-ground black pepper
1 can of tuna, drained and flaked(6 1/2 ounces)
2 tbsp sliced green olives, with some juice
1 tbsp capers, with some juice
8 oz spaghetti or 8 oz pasta of your choice
Parmesan cheese, grated
How To Make Pasta with Tuna Sauce
- Set a large pot of water for boiling.
- Add a dash of cooking oil and saltand pasta to the pot.
- Cook pasta al dente (slightly undercooked so it has a little bite to it). Drain the water and keep it aside.
- To a medium-sized heavy saucepan, add olive oil and let it heat up.
- Cook the onion and garlic on medium heat until the onion is brown and tender.
- Add the tomatoes and juice and simmer on low heat.
- Add salt, pepper, and oregano and mix well.
- Add tuna, olives, and capers and cook until the sauce has thickened.
- Add the pasta to the tuna sauce and stir well. Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with parmesan cheese and enjoy.
Trivia
- Pasta was invented in China, not Italy.
- Tomato sauce with pasta was introduced thousands of years after the invention of pasta.
- Pasta comes in almost 600 different shapes.