Pasta With Tuna Spinach And Hot Pepper Food

SUN-DRIED TOMATO & SPINACH TUNA PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, until fragrant.
• Add the sun-dried tomatoes and lemon juice and cook for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
• Add the tuna, salt, and pepper, and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Add the pasta and spinach and cook for about 1 minute, until spinach starts to wilt.
• Remove the pasta from the heat and serve.
• Enjoy!

TUNA SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot according to package directions. Meanwhile, drain tuna, set aside. Mince garlic, set aside.
• When pasta is done, drain and set aside. Reduce heat to medium. In same pot, add olive oil. Add garlic. Saute garlic over medium-low heat, stirring frequently until garlic takes on color. When garlic is colored to a medium golden brown, add spinach. Lid pot and reduce heat, stirring occasionally. When spinach is shiny and wilted, add tuna. Stir. Lid and let simmer for one minute. Add pasta, stir. Lid again, let simmer one minute. Add breadcrumbs, stir, lid for one minute. Add cheese, stir and serve.

PASTA WITH TUNA, SPINACH, AND HOT PEPPER

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and boil until al dente.
• While pasta cooks, heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium-low heat. Add the garlic and hot pepper flakes and cook until garlic is fragrant and sizzling. NOTE: start with the 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, then work up from there with your taste.
• Add tuna and shred it into fine flakes with a spoon in your sauce. Season with salt and lemon juice, if desired. Lower the heat and keep warm while waiting for the pasta to cook.
• Just before the pasta is ready, set aside 1 cup of the pasta water. Drain pasta and return it to the warm pot set over moderate heat.
• Depending on the size of your pot and skillet: add the spinach and the tuna mixture to the pasta in the pasta pot, or add the drained pasta to the skillet with the tuna mixture and add the spinach.
• Toss all of this together with tongs, moistening with some of the reserved pasta water. The spinach will wilt in the heat of the pasta. Divide among warm bowls and serve immediately.
• Top with some parmesan cheese (if desired) and enjoy!

PASTA WITH SPINACH, CHICKPEAS, TUNA, AND FETA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to instructions.
• Place washed and chopped spinach in a strainer, strain hot pasta over spinach.
• Combine all other ingredients in a large serving bowl, stirring to combine.
• Pour pasta and spinach into bowl, mix thoroughly.

PASTA AL MEDITERRANEO

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until done.
• Meanwhile, mix together tuna, olives, pine nuts, garlic, parsley, basil, and crumbled feta cheese.
• Drain pasta. If you are serving it cold, then rinse with cold water until chilled. In a large bowl, toss pasta with lemon juice and olive oil. Stir in tuna mixture. Serve hot, or chill for about 1 hour before serving.

FRESH LEEK AND SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Slice up the light green sections of the leeks. Use as much as possible, it will cook down quite a bit! Put into a colander and rinse the sand/dirt off.
• Slice the red pepper into long thin slices.
• I get these nice little stuffed peppers from the deli/olive bar. Squeeze the cream cheese out and set aside. Cut the hot pepper into small bits (~ 1/2 cm x 1/2 cm).
• Get enough water into one pot for the pasta and start bringing to a boil. (Add salt to water and pasta once it's boiling).
• In the meantime, heat a nonstick fry pan (that will be large enough for the full 2 servings of pasta) over med-high heat.
• Add olive oil to the pan and heat.
• Add the leeks and red pepper. Saute for about 3 minutes.
• Add the hot pepper. Saute another 5 minutes. The leeks should just start to brown (but don't burn them!).
• While sauteeing, add the spinach to the colander and rinse.
• Toss the sun-dried tomatoes and the olives in with the leeks. (If adding meatless sausage or tuna, this would be a good time to add it, too).
• Reduce the heat to med-low and saute for another couple of minutes.
• Add the reserved cream cheese and mix all together. Add the tomatoes.
• Once the pasta is cooked, pour gently over the spinach and drain.
• Crumble the feta cheese into the vegetables.
• Add half pasta to pan. Add pesto and stir.
• Add rest of pasta/spinach to pan. (If I'm not using pesto, I usually drizzle another tbsp of olive oil in at this point).
• Adjust to low heat. Cover and heat for 2 minutes.
• Stir everything together and serve.

PASTA SALAD WITH SPINACH AND TUNA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions.
• Chop and rinse spinach.
• Drain pasta and place in a large bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients while pasta is still hot - salt and pepper to taste.
• Chill for about an hour. Remove and taste - adjust seasoning accordingly.
• Enjoy!