Pasta With Tuna Sauce Food

PASTA WITH TUNA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat oil over low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in capers, tomatoes, lemon juice, and parsley. Season with red pepper flakes to taste. Simmer gently for 3 minutes to thicken sauce. Fold in tuna, and heat through.
• While sauce is cooking, add pasta to a large pot of rapidly boiling water; cook till just tender. Drain well.
• Toss pasta with sauce, and serve.

FUSILLI WITH TUNA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the tomato sauce, tuna, capers, and lemon peel in a heavy large skillet. Using a fork, break the tuna into chunks. Simmer to blend the flavors, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Add the pasta to the sauce and toss to coat. Toss the pasta with enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Stir in the parsley and serve.
• In a large casserole pot, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and simmer covered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and check for seasoning. If sauce still tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time to round out the flavors.
• Add half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
• If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.

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.

PASTA WITH TUNA SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a bit pot of water to a boil and add salt.
• Add the olive oil to a deep skillet or a medium saucepan over med-high heat.
• Add in onion; cook/stir occasionally, until it softens, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in red pepper flakes and capers, then the tomatoes.
• Cook/stir occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to break up, 10-15 minutes; then lower the heat and cook for another 5-10 minutes.
• Cook the pasta in the boiling water, stirring frequently, until it is tender but not mushy.
• Just before it is done, stir the tuna into the tomato sauce, breaking it into flakes.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding salt, pepper, or red pepper flakes as necessary.
• Drain the pasta, toss with the sauce, garnish with the parsley, and serve,.

TUNA SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Chop onion and sauté in oil.
• Add parsley, basil, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Add tuna, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, juice and all, If you don't care for the consistency of these tomatoes, you can puree them in the food processor or use tomato puree instead Simmer 20 minutes.
• Pour over pasta.

PASTA WITH TUNA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta until tender but firm.
• Drain and return to pot.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; add the onion and cook until tender.
• Stir in the flour and cook for a few seconds.
• Gradually whisk in the milk and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly until simmering and thickened.
• Add the peas, tuna (broken into chunks), parsley, green onions, cheese, and hot pepper sauce.
• Pour over the pasta and stir gently to mix.
• Serve immediately.