Pasta with Tuna and Tomato Cream Sauce
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Ingredients
  • 500g pasta (I used spaghetti but fusilli would be good too)
  • 8 large sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • 4 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion - chopped
  • 2 cups (500ml) tomato sauce (I used canned diced tomatoes, which i mashed up quite finely)
  • 1 can tuna, drained (I used packed in brine)
  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • 1 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley or cilantro, finely chopped
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • ½ tsp sugar (if the tomatoes are too tart)
  • Grated parmesan cheese, for sprinkling
Instructions
  1. Cook your pasta until al-dente. Do remember to reserve ½ cup of the cooking water later on.
  2. While the pasta is cooking, in another pan heat the EVOO.
  3. Brown the onion.
  4. Add in the garlic and sun-dried tomatoes.
  5. Add the tomato sauce and cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Add in your tuna and whipping cream.
  7. Season with salt and pepper and add some of the reserved pasta water.
  8. At this point, you can choose the toss the pasta in the sauce or top the sauce over the pasta.
  9. Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese before serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 6 Calories: 452 Fat: 9g Saturated fat: 5g Unsaturated fat: 3g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 73g Sugar: 8g Sodium: 81mg Fiber: 5g Protein: 20g Cholesterol: 35mg
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/pasta-with-tuna-and-tomato-cream-sauce/