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Pasta with tuna, chilli, tomatoes and parsley

Name: Pasta with tuna, chilli, tomatoes and parsley
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /italian
Ingredients: 400g short pasta (we used farfalle or bowties); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes; Zest and juice of 1 lemon; 425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked; 4 tomatoes, chopped; 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped; 1/4 cup (20g) shaved parmesan

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Pasta with tuna, chilli, tomatoes and parsley

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by Louise Pickford

Food stylist and author

Oct 03, 2015

Turn a can of tuna from the pantry into a quick and easy pasta dish.

400g short pasta (we used farfalle or bowties)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked
4 tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
1/4 cup (20g) shaved parmesan

Method

1.

Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
2.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frypan over low heat. Add garlic, chilli and zest and gently cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until softened. Season with salt and pepper, then add tuna and tomato, increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until heated through.
3.

Drain pasta, reserving 1/3 cup (80ml) cooking water. Return pasta and reserved cooking water to pan with the tuna mixture, lemon juice and parsley. Stir over low heat for 1 minute or until combined and heated through.
4.

Serve pasta topped with parmesan.