Tuna Pasta with Olives

This easy recipe for Tuna Pasta with Olives in tomato sauce is made with ingredients from your pantry so no need to run out to the store!

Since most of us are hunkered down and staying home, now is the perfect time to cook from your pantry!

This recipe uses dried pasta, canned tuna, olives, and tomatoes to create a delicious homemade meal that won’t require a trip to the grocery store!

Canned Tuna In Italian Food

Believe it or not, canned tuna is very common in Italian cuisine.  It’s one of the easiest ways to make a seafood pasta dish!

In Italy, It’s actually so it’s so popular that it’s one of the first things young cooks learn to make!

How To Make Tuna Pasta

Start by boiling a large pot of salted water for the pasta. Cook until just underdone.

Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat and add the onion and cook until translucent. Add the garlic. Cook, stirring, just until fragrant.

Add the tomatoes and parsley.

Season to taste with salt and add pepper and the red pepper flakes if using.

Add the Tuna.

Stir in the olives, bring the sauce to a boil, cover, and simmer 10 minutes while the pasta cooks.

Add the pasta, coat with the sauce and cook until the pasta is done adding the reserved pasta water to loosen if necessary and serve.

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Tuna Pasta with Olives

Quick, easy, and absolutely delicious, this recipe makes a pasta in tomato sauce using canned tuna, olives and other pantry staples.

5 from 1 vote

Prep10 minutes

Cook15 minutes

Total25 minutes

Serves: 4

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 6.5oz can tuna
• ▢ 1 onion chopped
• ▢ 3 garlic cloves minced
• ▢ 14 oz chopped tomatoes (1 can)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley chopped
• ▢ Salt and freshly ground pepper
• ▢ ½ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes optional
• ▢ ½ cup pitted black olives such as kalamatas
• ▢ 1 pound pasta

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Instructions

• Start by boiling a large pot of salted water for the pasta. When the water for the pasta comes to a boil. Cook until just underdone. Remove 1/4 cup of the cooking water and set aside before draining.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat and add the onion and cook until translucent. Add the garlic. Cook, stirring, just until fragrant, and add the tomatoes.
• Add the parsley and mix together.
• Season to taste with salt and add pepper and the red pepper flakes if using.
• Stir in the olives and the tuna bring the sauce to a boil, cover, and simmer 10-15 minutes while the pasta cooks.
• Add the pasta, coat with the sauce and cook until the pasta is done adding the reserved pasta water to loosen if necessary.
• Serve hot.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 540kcal (27%)| Carbohydrates: 93g (31%)| Protein: 16g (32%)| Fat: 12g (18%)| Saturated Fat: 2g (13%)| Sodium: 418mg (18%)| Potassium: 500mg (14%)| Fiber: 6g (25%)| Sugar: 7g (8%)| Vitamin A: 425IU (9%)| Vitamin C: 15mg (18%)| Calcium: 77mg (8%)| Iron: 3mg (17%)

Author:Erren Hart

Course:Dinner

Cuisine:Italian

Keyword:canned tuna recipes for dinner, Pasta with Tuna, tuna pasta recipe

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