Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Olives, a tasty and easy main course, perfect for a quick family lunch or as a dinner saver.
Preparing this pasta is really simple. First, I started cooking the sauce with tomato puree, cherry tomatoes, chili pepper, anchovies, and olives. While the sauce was cooking, I boiled the pasta according to the indicated cooking times. A moment before the cooking time was over, I added the tuna to the sauce and finished it, making sure everything is flavorful. It’s so good that you won’t even leave a forkful behind.
Easy and tasty recipe, a great alternative to classic tomato pasta.
But now, let’s see together how to prepare the Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Olives. Prepare the ingredients and let’s start.
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Gabriella
Other tasty main courses to try:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 320 g pasta (short – orecchiette, mezzi rigatoni, penne, casarecce …)
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 onion (small)
- 3 anchovies in oil
- to taste green olives
- to taste black olives
- 5 capers
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 200 g tomato puree
- 160 g tuna in oil
- to taste salt
- to taste chili pepper
Tools
To make the Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Olives recipe, you will need:
- 1 Frying Pan
- 1 Pot
- 1 Chopper
- 1 Slotted Spoon
Steps
First, in a large frying pan, heat 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, add the finely chopped onion using a manual chopper (practical and fast) and let it turn golden for a few minutes along with a whole garlic clove, then add the anchovies (crush them with a wooden spoon to melt them) and capers and sauté lightly for about 2-3 minutes.
Then, add the tomato puree, the cherry tomatoes cut into wedges, the chili pepper and the olives, season with salt, cover with a lid and let it cook for about 10-15 minutes: you should obtain a thick, not too liquid sauce.
Meanwhile, bring a pot of abundant water to a boil. When the water boils, add the pasta (I used whole wheat orecchiette) and cook it for at least 11 minutes (depending on the package instructions); drain it al dente.
Meanwhile, as the pasta cooks, a few minutes before draining it, add the tuna to the sauce (first drain it from the preservation oil) and mix well. If necessary, add a ladle of pasta cooking water.
Drain the pasta with a slotted spoon directly into the frying pan, mix well and let it blend over the heat for a few minutes, ensuring everything is well mixed, and finally, add a handful of chopped parsley, if desired. Uhmmm, delicious!!
Here is the Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Olives ready. Plate and serve it hot and … enjoy your meal!
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Storage
You can store the Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Olives in the fridge for 1-2 days, in an airtight container and before consuming it, add 2-3 tablespoons of water and heat it up.
You can store the Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Olives in the fridge for 1-2 days, in an airtight container and before consuming it, add 2-3 tablespoons of water and heat it up.
You can store the Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Tuna, and Olives in the fridge for 1-2 days, in an airtight container and before consuming it, add 2-3 tablespoons of water and heat it up.
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