Pasta with Tuna & Capers

Pasta with Tuna & Capers

Simply Recipes, Elise Bauer, United States.
I like pasta, canned tuna in oil, and capers, sounds like a great dish. Note, this will not work with tuna packed in water, spring water, or brine; oil only, olive oil is preferred, but if only soybean oil packed is available use that and a splash of olive oil and the dish will be fine.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 115 grams dry spiral pasta, or bite size or even spaghetti will work well with this, (4 oz)
  • 1 can tuna in olive oil, (185 g / 6 oz)
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • pinch red chili flakes, or as desired
  • 1 tablespoon capers, drained, can easily add more as desired
  • ¼ cup dry white wine, or ¼ cup water + 1 tsp lemon juice or white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 handful cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  • lemon pepper, as desired
  • olive oil, as needed

Instructions
 

  • Heat a pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook until tender. Drain.
  • While the pasta is cooking, drain the oil from the tuna into a large non stick pan, heat the oil on medium heat, when hot, add the onion and chili flakes, saute until the onion is translucent and tender.
  • Add the tuna, capers, and wine and stir together. Allow to come to a low boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5-7 minutes, add a touch more wine if the sauce is drying out. Season as desired with lemon pepper.
  • Add the cherry tomatoes and parsley and mix together.
  • When the pasta is ready, drain well, then add to the pan. Toss with the sauce.
  • Divide between two plates, sprinkle with lemon black pepper as desired. Enjoy.

Notes

Low cost per serving.
Variant: 1. Add sliced black olives.
  1. 5 stars
    This is tasty, tasty, tasty! Will definitely make again. it’s also very easy. it’s a great light meal for hot summer days.

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      Thank you for the great review, Annie, glad to hear you enjoyed this.

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