Tuna Puttanesca

Name: Tuna Puttanesca
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound whole-wheat linguine or spaghetti; 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 to 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper; ¼ cup chopped Kalamata olives; ¼ cup chopped green olives (or use ½ cup chopped Kalamata olives and no green olives); ¼ cup capers, drained; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 (28-ounce) can or box of crushed tomatoes; 2 (6- to 8-ounce) cans of tuna, drained and flaked; Salt and pepper, to taste; Parmesan cheese, optional (to garnish)

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

This Italian classic is an aromatic, flavor-forward, low-maintenance pantry meal that can be ready in minutes.

Updated at: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:39:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories644.4 kcal (32%)

Total Fat13.5 g (19%)

Carbs100.2 g (39%)

Sugars11.9 g (13%)

Protein39.5 g (79%)

Sodium894.8 mg (45%)

Fiber15.3 g (55%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 poundwhole-wheat linguine

or spaghetti

1 tablespoonolive oil

divided

4garlic cloves

minced

1 teaspoonscrushed red pepper

¼ cupkalamata olives

chopped

¼ cupgreen olives

chopped, or use 1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives and no green olives

¼ cupcapers

drained

1 teaspoondried basil

1 x 28 ouncecrushed tomatoes

can

2 x 6 ouncecans of tuna

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package instructions.

Step 2

While pasta is cooking, heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in sauté pan over medium heat. Add garlic and crushed red pepper to pan and cook for 2 minutes. Then add olives, capers and basil to pan and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes and tuna to pan and cook until sauce is warm, about 3 to 5 more minutes.

Step 3

Drain pasta, separately reserving about ½ cup of the pasta cooking water. Return pasta to empty pot.

Step 4

Add reserved pasta cooking water to sauce in pan; mix well. Add sauce to pasta pot and stir until pasta is coated with the sauce. Distribute pasta evenly among four bowls; drizzle with remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Garnish with Parmesan, if desired.

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