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Mafaldine with fresh tuna
A simple but delicious combination of Southern Italian ingredients and fresh tuna.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 587 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 200 g of Mafaldine pasta
- 200 g fresh tuna (nice thick slice) diced into cubes
- 1 handful pine nuts
- 1 handful raisins
- ½ handful salted capers you can also use capers in oil
- 6 sundried tomatoes seasoned with olive oil
- extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove peeled and finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- salt to taste and for past
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put water on to boil for the pasta (do not add salt if you are using salted capers)
- As soon as the water starts to get warm put a ladleful in a glass with the raisins.
- Then toast the pine nuts in a small frying pan.
- In a large frying pan, heat two tablespoons of olive oil and cook the diced tuna and chopped sundried dried tomatoes on quite a high flame.
- As soon as the tuna starts to change color add the raisins (drained of water), pine nuts and the capers and lower the heat.
- Cook the mafaldine pasta al dente, drain and add it to the pan with the other ingredients
- Stir and mix everything together well for a minute. Add pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- This recipe can also be made with other flat ribbon pasta such as papperdelle or the shorter mafaldine, often called mafalde.Do let me know how it turns out!
Nutrition Information
Calories
587kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
90g
(30%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
38mg
(13%)
Sodium
81mg
(3%)
Potassium
761mg
(22%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
2316IU
(46%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 587
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 587kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 90g | 30% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 81mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 761mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 2316IU | 46% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.