The most amazing canned tuna pasta!
Recipe video above. One of the pantry-pasta greats. I love this recipe because it really showcases what great food you can make using canned tuna! Fabulous flavour beyond just canned tuna thanks to the anchovies, the freshness of lemon and tangy capers. The oil from the can of tuna is used as the sa
Ingredients
2 servings
Instructions
- Cook pasta - Bring 3 litres / 3 quarts of water to the boil with the 1 tablespoon of salt. Cook pasta per the packet time minus 1 minute. Just before draining, scoop out ~1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
- Sauté aromatics - In the same pot, heat the reserved oil from the tuna cans over medium heat. Add the garlic, anchovies and chilli flakes. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
- Toss pasta - Add the pasta, capers and 1/3 cup of reserved pasta water. Toss using 2 spatulas for 2 minutes.
- Add tuna - Turn off the heat. Add tuna, parsley, lemon zest, juice, salt and pepper. Toss gently to mix through - try to keep some tuna chunks.
- Serve immediately!
Nutrition per serving
Protein41g
Carbs77g
Fat17g
637kcal
41gProtein
77gCarbs
17gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$1020.00
$1020.00
Per Serving
$510.00/serving
$510.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$2040.00 vs buying!
~$2040.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (92% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| / 7oz spaghetti | 200 g | $70.00 |
| cooking salt | 1 tbsp | $3.00 |
| / 10 oz | 285 g | - |
| garlic | 2 clove | $395.00 |
| anchovy fillets | 2 | $440.00 |
| chilli flakes / red pepper flakes | 0.5 tsp | $2.00 |
| baby capers | 2 tsp | $16.00 |
| parsley | 1 tbsp | $39.00 |
| lemon zest | 1 tsp | $29.00 |
| lemon juice | 2 tbsp | $20.00 |
| cooking/kosher salt | 0.25 tsp | - |
| black pepper | 0.25 tsp | $6.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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