Pasta With Tuna Sauce

A quick and savory Mediterranean-style pasta featuring flaked tuna, briny capers, and black olives in a light tomato-herb sauce. This pantry-staple meal is high in protein and offers a sophisticated, salty flavor profile that feels like an Italian coastal dinner. It’s the perfect solution for a gourmet meal in under twenty minutes.

Prep 10 minCook 30 minTotal 40 minUpdated Jul 3, 202640 minHigh Protein

A quick and savory Mediterranean-style pasta featuring flaked tuna, briny capers, and black olives in a light tomato-herb sauce. This pantry-staple meal is high in protein and offers a sophisticated, salty flavor profile that feels like an Italian coastal dinner. It’s the perfect solution for a gourmet meal in under twenty minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 26.67 oz Onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup Caper
  • 1 medium Tomato, crushed
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tbsp Parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flake
  • 85 g Tuna, drained
  • 1/2 cup Pasta

Instructions

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

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