Easy Penne Pasta With Tuna Tomato Sauce Food

EASY PASTA WITH TUNA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Empty tuna into a bowl and mash with a fork while pasta is cooking. Mix with 2 tablespoons olive oil, basil, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet and fry the anchovies for 3 minutes. Add capers and garlic; cook, stirring constantly, for an additional 3 minutes. Add tuna mixture and tomatoes; simmer sauce for about 5 minutes.
• Drain pasta and add to the sauce. Mix well. Stir in parsley before serving.

TUNA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook 1 sliced shallot in 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until softened, 4 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons capers; cook 1 minute. Add one 14-ounce can cherry tomatoes; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes burst, 5 minutes. Smash with a spatula, then stir in one 7-ounce can Italian oil-packed tuna, breaking it into chunks. Toss with 12 ounces cooked spaghetti and 3 tablespoons olive oil, adding up to 3/4 cup pasta-cooking water to loosen the sauce; season with salt and pepper.

TUNA TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a deep skillet over medium heat and cook chile and garlic until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Add tuna, tomato paste, sugar, salt, and pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer until flavors are well combined, 5 to 10 minutes.

PENNE PASTA WITH TOMATO TUNA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium sized sauce pot over medium low heat.
• Sauté the garlic, chopped onions and the crushed chilli pepper just until the onions are soft, while stirring often for about 5 minutes.
• Add in the passata (Italian strained tomatoes), dried basil, salt and pepper and stir well.
• Fill the bottle of passata three quarters full with water. Give it a good swirl and add this to the sauce. Stir well.
• Bring the sauce to a boil then lower the heat, cover and simmer for about 45 minutes or until the sauce thickens and the sweet concentrated flavors of the tomatoes come through.
• While the sauce is slowly simmering, bring a large pot of water to boil.
• Salt the water and cook the pasta according to package directions.
• While the pasta cooks, add the drained tuna, slivered kalamata olives and fresh basil to the tomato sauce. Allow to simmer till the pasta is al dente.
• When ready, drain the pasta and toss with some of the tomato sauce.
• Plate the pasta and top with more sauce and a sprinkle of basil.
• Serve while still warm.

EASY PENNE PASTA WITH TUNA & TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Begin by finely mincing 2 cloves of garlic, finely dicing 1/2 onion and finely dicing 1/2 of a red bell pepper
• Fill a sauce pan with water to a little over half ways, drizzle in some extra virgin Spanish olive oil, season with sea salt and heat it with a high heat
• Heat a large non-stick frying pan with a medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, once the oil get´s hot add the diced onions and minced garlic and mix with the oil, cook for about 4 minutes stirring occasionally, then add the diced bell pepper, continue to mix occasionally and cook for an additional 4 minutes, next add 3 cups of diced tomatoes (this equals 2 regular sized cans of diced tomatoes), season with sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, a pinch of white sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of dried parsley, mix everything together until well combined and lower the fire to a low heat to simmer
• Once the water begins to boil in the sauce pan add 2 cups of whole wheat penne pasta and cook to al dente, mine was exactly 9 minutes, check your package for timing, then drain the pasta and set aside
• Turn off the heat in the sauce, drain the oil from 2 tins of Spanish tuna in olive oil and add to the sauce and mix together until well incorporated, then add the cooked pasta and mix everything together until well combined
• Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and serve straight out of the pan
• Enjoy!

PASTA WITH TUNA AND TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Note: I make my marinara with a bit of olive oil, garlic, canned tomato puree, a bit of Tobasco, basil, salt and pepper. It went great with this recipe.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and black olives. Cook a bit. Pour in the marinara sauce and cook for a few minutes. Add the tuna to the sauce. Cook for another minute. Add the cream and cook on high heat until the sauce is hot but not boiling. Add the pasta and finish cooking directly in the sauce. Sprinkle the dish with the parsley. Serve immediately. Buon appetito!

PENNE WITH TUNA, PEPPERS AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, deep skillet.
• Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook 1-2 minutes, not browning.
• Add sweet peppers, tomatoes and tuna.
• Simmer 10 minutes, until sauce thickens.
• Add olives, capers, vinegar and pepper.
• While sauce simmers, cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
• Toss pasta with the sauce and sprinkle with parsley.
• Top with croutons or parmesan cheese if desired.