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Tuna Pasta

Pasta with canned tuna, olive oil, capers, and lemon. A proper pantry pasta with real flavor.

Easy ยท 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 300g pasta
  • 2 cans tuna in oil, drained
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp capers or olives
  • Lemon juice
  • Chili flakes
  • Parsley

Steps

  1. Cook pasta according to package. Reserve pasta water.
  2. Heat olive oil in pan. Add garlic and chili flakes, cook 1 minute.
  3. Add tuna. Break up and mix with oil, 2 minutes.
  4. Add capers and lemon juice. Mix.
  5. Add pasta and a splash of pasta water. Toss and finish with parsley.

Why this works

Canned tuna in olive oil has enough fat and flavor to sauce pasta without needing a separate sauce. Capers and lemon cut the richness.

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