🐟 Tuna Pasta with Fresh Cherry Tomato Sauce

Name: 🐟 Tuna Pasta with Fresh Cherry Tomato Sauce
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 200g pasta (fettuccine, spaghetti, linguine, penne, fusilli); 150g fresh cherry tomatoes; 1 tuna can (drained); 1/2 medium onion; 1 garlic clove; 4 tbsp olive oil; fresh basil; fresh parsley; salt (to taste); black pepper (to taste); 1 ladle of pasta water (or as needed)

8 steps

Cook:15min

One more simple and indulgent pasta with fresh cherry tomato sauce for a busy week or lazy weekend. This pasta is my go-to if I have a stock-up on tuna cans and want to eat something besides a salad or a sandwich. Fresh cherry tomato sauce is a great alternative to the regular one. It has a much fresher and slightly sweet flavor. And good thing it is done in less than 15 minutes. 🐟 Feel free to use more cherry tomatoes, tuna, or garlic to your taste. 🐟 As an option, you may fry the drained tuna with onion and garlic. And only then add tomatoes. 🐟100g pasta = 10g salt =1l water P.S. ▪️This recipe is part of my "Pasta Series" on YouTube @mealyumium ▪️For video instructions, check out my YouTube Playlists #pasta series ▪️All pasta recipes in "PASTA 🍝 SERIES" community

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:45:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories632.7 kcal (32%)

Total Fat33.2 g (47%)

Carbs59.2 g (23%)

Sugars3.1 g (3%)

Protein24.8 g (50%)

Sodium444.3 mg (22%)

Fiber4.6 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

200gpasta

fettuccine, spaghetti, linguine, penne, fusilli

150gfresh cherry tomatoes

0.5onion

4 Tbspolive oil

1 ladlepasta water

or as needed

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Salt, when it boils, and cook pasta according to the package instructions.

Pot

salt

Step 2

Peel and finely dice 1/2 medium onion, then mince 1 clove of garlic.

Cutting Board

Knife

onion0.5

garlic clove1

Step 3

Cut fresh cherry tomatoes in halves.

Cutting Board

Knife

fresh cherry tomatoes150g

Step 4

Chop up fresh parsley.

Cutting Board

Knife

fresh parsley

Step 5

Drain 1 tuna can from water or oil. Smash the tuna piece with a fork.

Fork

Bowl

tuna can1

Step 6

In a frying pan, add the chopped onion and garlic. Cook on 4 tbsp olive oil until soft.

Pan

olive oil4 Tbsp

onion0.5

garlic clove1

Step 7

Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and a few basil leaves. Cook on medium-low or low heat. After a few minutes, the tomatoes collapse and start thickening slightly. It should take about 7-10 minutes.

Pan

fresh cherry tomatoes150g

salt

black pepper

fresh basil

Step 8

Once the sauce is done, add the tuna, the drained pasta, chopped parsley, and pasta water (as needed). On high heat, mix well and toss coating the pasta with the sauce.

Pan

fresh parsley

tuna can1