Tuna Zucchini Pasta Shells Food

TUNA ZUCCHINI ELBOW PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir zucchini, salt, Italian herbs, and red pepper flakes into garlic oil; cook and stir until zucchini begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Mix in marinara sauce and water and bring sauce to a boil.
• Gently mix tuna into sauce. Simmer until zucchini are almost tender, 7 to 10 more minutes.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; stir in elbow macaroni. Cook until still firm, about 7 minutes. Drain well.
• Mix elbow macaroni into tuna sauce until thoroughly combined. Taste for salt levels and adjust if necessary. Turn off heat, cover pan, and let pasta and sauce stand for exactly 6 minutes and 15 seconds. Pasta will soak up the sauce and become more tender.
• Serve in bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

TUNA SALAD WITH SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook shells in boiling salted water until tender. Drain well.
• Break tuna into chunks and combine with tomato, cucumber, zucchini and capers. Add lemon juice. Stir mayonnaise until smooth and fold in. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with parsley and basil and chill before serving.

TUNA-STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
• While pasta is cooking, in medium bowl, mix all vinaigrette ingredients just until blended. Set aside.
• In another medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons basil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir in tuna, carrot, zucchini and onion until evenly mixed. Fill each pasta shell with 1 rounded tablespoon tuna mixture.
• Line serving platter with lettuce leaves. Arrange shells on lettuce. Serve with vinaigrette.

TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook egg noodles to al dente in boiling salted water; drain well.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Mix all ingredients together in a large casserole dish, reserving 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Sprinkle reserved cheese over the top.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Serve hot.

VEGGIE-TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute zucchini in 1 teaspoon oil until crisp-tender; remove from skillet and set aside. , In the same pan, saute celery in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Drain noodles; place in a large bowl. Stir in the tuna, sour cream, mayonnaise, green onions, mustard, thyme, salt, pepper and celery mixture., Spoon half of the noodle mixture into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; top with half of the zucchini. Repeat layers. , Cover and bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Combine tomato and basil; sprinkle over casserole.

PASTA WITH EGGPLANT AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a saucepan and add the garlic. Cook and stir without browning. Add the tomatoes, parsley, oregano, pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Stir to blend, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile cut off the ends of the eggplant and peel. Cut it into 1-inch cubes.
• Cut the ends off the zucchini and slice into 1-inch thick slices.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in a large skillet. When the oil is very hot, add the eggplant, zucchini, salt and pepper. Cook, tossing, until nicely browned and tender. Add to the tomato sauce. Mix well and cook for 15 minutes.
• Drop the pasta into salted boiling water and cook to the desired degree of doneness. Drain and reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Return the pasta to the pot, add the reserved cooking liquid, the vegetable and sauce mixture, basil and Parmesan cheese. Toss and serve hot.

TUNA-STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with salted water, place the zucchini into the pot, and boil over medium heat for about 5 minutes to soften. Remove the zucchini, slice in half lengthwise, and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Scoop out the flesh from the zucchini halves, leaving a 1/2-inch shell. Set aside the scooped out flesh in a bowl.
• Place the zucchini flesh into a bowl and mash well. Mix in the tuna, onion, tomato, bread crumbs, egg, salt, and black pepper. Lightly stuff the zucchini shells with the tuna mixture. Drizzle about 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil over each stuffed zucchini half.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are slightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.

TUNA PASTA WITH ARTICHOKE AND SEMI-SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook pasta.
• Drain, and return to pan with oil.
• Toss for 1 minute, then add tuna, artichokes, olives, tomatoes, chilli and pepper.
• Toss on low heat for 3-4 minutes.
• Mix in the parmesan and basil, and serve immediately.

ITALIAN TUNA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the pasta, carrots, zucchini, tuna and salad dressing. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl if desired.