Canned Tuna Pasta Recipe From Italy

Name: Canned Tuna Pasta Recipe From Italy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving
Ingredients: 14 oz pasta; 8.5 oz tuna; 3 tablespoon olive oil; ½ cup capers; 6-8 mint; 1 lemon; salt; black pepper

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings
4
Calories
448 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mediterranean, Italian

Canned Tuna Pasta Recipe From Italy

Daisy Meyer

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This recipe from the Aeolian Islands is a no-cook recipe, meaning you only cook the pasta. The combination of tuna, capers and mint mixed in lemon juice and olive oil gives this dressing a lot of flavour and the result is so fresh and summery.

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Ingredients

Servings

14 oz pasta (I used spaghetti)
8.5 oz tuna canned or in a jar
3 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
½ cup capers salted
6-8 mint fresh leaves
1 lemon
salt
black pepper

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Instructions

Put a large pot of water onto boil for the pasta. Add salt once the water starts boiling.
In a food processor or blender, add capers, mint leaves, tuna, extra virgin olive oil, juice from the lemon, and some grated lemon rind. Season the tuna mixture with freshly ground black pepper,
Cook the pasta in the boiling salted water until al dente, as per the packet instructions. And before draining, reserve one cup of the pasta cooking water.
Add half the saved pasta cooking water into the tuna mixture and pulse a few times until you have a rough sauce (you don't want the is to be too smooth).
Add the drained pasta and tuna mixture into a large deep sauté pan or back into the pasta pot.
Place the pan or pot over medium heat and add the remaining pasta water. Slowly stir the pasta and cook until the sauce slightly thickens and looks glossy.
Turn off the heat and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with a few whole capers and mint.

Notes

Some people make this dish without using a blender or food processor, just mixing the sauce ingredients together in a bowl. The sauce can also be cooked, but I like it the way I have described in the recipe best.
You can use other types of long or short pasta, depending on your preference. However I would recommend dried pasta not fresh if you want to make a creamier sauce using the pasta cooking water.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 448kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 79g (26%) Protein 25g (50%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 22mg (7%) Sodium 738mg (31%) Potassium 386mg (11%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 158IU (3%) Vitamin C 16mg (18%) Calcium 54mg (5%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 448 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	448kcal	22%
Carbohydrates	79g	26%
Protein	25g	50%
Fat	3g	5%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Polyunsaturated Fat	1g	6%
Monounsaturated Fat	1g	5%
Cholesterol	22mg	7%
Sodium	738mg	31%
Potassium	386mg	8%
Fiber	5g	20%
Sugar	3g	6%
Vitamin A	158IU	3%
Vitamin C	16mg	18%
Calcium	54mg	5%
Iron	3mg	17%