Meals with tuna and pasta
Tuna and pasta is a pantry staple in most households — and for good reason.
It comes together in 15 minutes and uses what's already in the cabinet.
Easy meal ideas
Tuna pasta
Toss hot pasta with drained tuna, olive oil, garlic, and lemon. Simple and effective.
Tuna pasta with mayo
Mix tuna and mayo into warm pasta for a quick, creamy result.
Tuna tomato pasta
Simmer crushed tomatoes and tuna with garlic, toss with pasta.
Garlic tuna noodles
Fry garlic in olive oil, add drained tuna, toss with pasta and a splash of pasta water.
How to stretch these ingredients
- Use the oil from oil-packed tuna as part of the sauce
- Lemon brightens tuna pasta significantly — add it if you have it
- A handful of capers or olives adds a lot of flavor to tuna pasta
- Garlic fried in olive oil is the base for most good tuna pasta
- Pasta water helps create a sauce from oil and tuna drippings