Mediterranean tuna toss
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PREP TIME
6 min
TOTAL TIME
21 min
Makes
2 servings
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Jazz up everyday pasta with a few out-of-the-ordinary ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen cupboard.
Ingredients
- 1/2 450-g pkg short pasta , such as penne or fusilli
- 1 small red onion
- 1 yellow or green bell pepper
- 1/4 cup pitted black olives , or 1 1/2 tbsp capers
- 2 medium tomatoes , or 4 plum tomatoes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- generous pinch dried oregano leaves
- generous pinch cayenne pepper
- 170-g can solid white tuna , packed in water or oil, drained
Instructions
- Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente, from 10 to 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut onion in half lengthwise. Then place cut-side down and slice each half into thin strips. Seed and core pepper, then cut into bite-size pieces. Cut olives into halves or quarters. Core and coarsely chop tomatoes.
- Heat oil in a large wide saucepan set over medium heat. Add onion and pepper. Stir-fry just until they start to soften, from 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in olives, tomatoes, including their juice and seeds, salt, oregano and cayenne. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Gently stir in tuna. Drain cooked pasta and add to sauce, stirring just until pasta is evenly coated and tuna is heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately with a loaf of crusty bread and a green salad.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 643,
- Protein
- 35.5 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 107 g,
- Fat
- 8.3 g,
- Fibre
- 9.8 g,
- Sodium
- 1008 mg.
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