Name: Easy Quick Tuna Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 10 ounces (300 g) spaghetti or other long thin pasta; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1large tin 15 ounce (425 g) tuna in chilli oil; 2 tablespoons baby capers; 1 punnet cherry tomatoes halved; 1/2 cup kalamata olives pitted; large handful of rocket/arugula; 3 anchovies; 2 large cloves of garlic peeled and finely sliced; zest of one lemon; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; freshly milled black pepper

Easy quick tuna pasta has delicious pasta on the table in under 30 minutes. Speedy, delicious tuna, coupled with a trinity of garlic, anchovies and chillies. Throw in tomatoes, olives, rocket and lemon and you are on a roll to a great pasta dish.

easy quick tuna pasta cherry tomatoes on a wooden chopping board with a silver knife — primo ripe tomatoes

easy quick tuna pasta three anchovies on a wooden chopping board — anchovies

easy quick tuna pasta oil in white frypan with chilli, garlic and anchovies in the oil — sautéing garlic, chilli and anchovies

easy quick tuna pasta with fresh red chilli sliced on a wooden chopping board — chilli as much as you like

easy quick tuna pasta sliced garlic on a wooden chopping board — garlic sliced ready to cook

We love pasta dishes like this as they are quick to prepare, fresh tasting and loaded with flavour.

This is just the sort of pasta we like to make when you just want quick, delicious and easy all at the same time. Tuna in oil is a great pantry standby along with pasta for super speedy pasta dishes.

easy quick tuna pasta frying pan with partially cooked anchovies, garlic and chilli with tomatoes and capers added — add tomatoes and capers to anchovy mix

easy quick tuna pasta ingredients of olives zest and lemon juice added to pan — olives, zest and lemon juice

easy quick tuna pasta ingredients in frying pan with tuna and rocket on top — then add tuna and oil from can

easy quick tuna past final ingredients of cracked pepper and rocket/arugula added — mix in the rocket/arugula and cracked pepper

easy quick tuna pasta with cooked ingredients in frying pan and pasta on top — add pasta

Ring the changes

You can add baby spinach, loads of parsley or basil rather than the rocket. Swap the tomatoes with chargrilled capsicum (bell peppers) or semi dried tomatoes and you’ll still have a delicious pasta.

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Whats your favourite quick pasta recipe? Leave a comment below and let us know!

4 serves

Easy Quick Tuna Pasta

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Speedy, delicious tuna, coupled with the trinity of garlic, anchovies and chillies. Throw in some tomatoes, olives, rocket and lemon and you are on a roll to a great pasta dish.

Ingredients

10 ounces (300 g) spaghetti or other long thin pasta
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1large tin 15 ounce (425 g) tuna in chilli oil
2 tablespoons baby capers
1 punnet cherry tomatoes halved
1/2 cup kalamata olives pitted
large handful of rocket/arugula
3 anchovies
2 large cloves of garlic peeled and finely sliced
zest of one lemon
3 tablespoons lemon juice
freshly milled black pepper

Instructions

cook pasta to manufacturers instruction
add oil to frypan with anchovies, garlic and chilli on medium heat
cook for 2 minutes
add tomatoes, olives, zest and lemon juice cooking for 2 minutes
tip tuna and oil into frypan
gently mix pasta and rocket/arugula through the sauce
grind black pepper to taste
serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 2351Total Fat 146gSaturated Fat 43gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 68gCholesterol 381mgSodium 7721mgCarbohydrates 125gFiber 11gSugar 21gProtein 139g

Nutritional information provided here is only intended as a guide.