Tuna pasta with olive oil and garlic

Name: Tuna pasta with olive oil and garlic
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 can of oil-preserved tuna; Sea salt; ⅓ cup of extra-virgin olive oil; 1 or 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced; ½-1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper or Aleppo pepper; 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; ½ cup of dry-packed sundried tomatoes, cut into slivers (soak in hot water for 10 minutes if they’re very dry); 1 packet of linguine or spaghetti; 2 tablespoons of butter; Handful chopped Italian parsley

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:25min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:36:24 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1can of oil-preserved tuna

sea salt

⅓ cupextra-virgin olive oil

1garlic cloves

finely sliced

½ teaspooncrushed red pepper

or aleppo pepper

1 tablespoonitalian seasoning

½ cupsundried tomatoes

dry-packed, cut into slivers, soak in hot water for 10 minutes if they’re very dry

1 packetlinguine

or spaghetti

2 tablespoonsbutter

italian parsley

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Lift the tuna from the jar with a fork, leaving the oil in the jar. Put the tuna into a small bowl and break into smaller pieces with the fork – don’t shred too much as large chunks have a nice texture.

Step 2

Set a large pot of water on the stove to boil, adding 1 tablespoon of salt per quart of water.

Step 3

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium low heat for a minute. Toss in the garlic, chili and tomatoes and cook just until the garlic starts to sizzle. Sprinkle the Italian seasoning. Remove from the heat and stir in the tuna and ¼ teaspoon salt.

Step 4

Cook the pasta until al dente. Reserve ¼ –½ cup of pasta water before draining. Immediately add the pasta to the skillet along with the butter. Use tongs or two large forks to toss the pasta with the sauce, adding a bit of water to loosen the sauce (you might not need all the water).

Step 5

Sprinkle the parley over the pasta, then taste and add more salt or chilli if you like. Serve hot.