Pasta with tuna, capers and lemon
- Ready In: 22 minutes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 12 minutes
- Serves: 4
Try this quick and easy recipe based on pasta plus a can of tuna. Best of all, it gives your omega-3s a boost!
Ingredients
- 375 g/12 oz dried penne pasta
- 400 g/13 oz can tuna in brine, drained
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained (and chopped, if large)
- ¼ cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
1. Cook pasta in plenty of boiling water for 10-12 minutes, until tender.
2. Meanwhile, drain and break tuna into bite-sized pieces with a fork and place in a large bowl.
3. Add oil, capers, parsley, garlic and lemon juice. Mix gently and taste-check for flavour - add more lemon juice if necessary.
4. Drain pasta, reserving ½ cup cooking liquid, then add pasta to tuna mixture and toss well.
5. Add enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten pasta.
6. Serve immediately with a large tossed green salad.
