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Pesto penne with tuna

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  • Prep Time5 mins
  • Total Time15 mins
  • Makes4 Servings
Pesto penne with tuna

Roberto Caruso

Chatelaine Triple Tested

Ingredients

  • 450-g pkg penne pasta

  • 2 170-g cans chunk light tuna, in a vegetable broth and oil (do not drain)

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes

  • 2/3 cup pesto

Instructions

  • Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water, following package directions but omitting salt, until al dente, 7 to 8 min.

  • Drain pasta and return to pot. Stir in tuna with broth and oil, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto until combined. Serve immediately.


Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 594, Protein 32g, Carbohydrates 74g, Fat 19g, Fibre 5g, Sodium 707mg.


Wine Pairings

Pesto penne with tuna

When pondering a wine-pairing dilemma, take a note from the experts and grab the bubbly! Sparkling wines are terrifically versatile - and dry sparking rosés never lead a girl wrong. Here, strawberry and citrus bubbles offer lift to Pesto Penne with Tuna. Yellow Tail Bubbles Rosé, Australia, $14.

This quick meal sacrifices only minutes but not taste. It takes only four ingredients-tuna, pesto, sundried tomatoes and penne-and voila! A fuss-free meal ready to serve in minutes.

Reader Tested:

"This is impossibly easy. It tastes like I spent an hour cooking it - or like it came from an Italian restaurant! I'm adding it to my favourite recipes." Nataly Héroux, Montreal

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