gasture

Pasta with tuna and tomato sauce

Pasta with a quick sauce of crushed tomatoes, onion, pepper and tinned tuna – one of the easiest weeknight dinners in Uruguay and Argentina. It is also made with a splash of cream stirred in at the end.

Pasta with tuna and tomato sauce

Contains: Gluten, Fish

Ingredients for 4 portions

Method

  1. Put a large pan of salted water on to boil for the pasta. Chop the onion, pepper and garlic.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan or saucepan and cook the onion and pepper over a medium heat for 6 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add the crushed tomatoes and oregano, season with salt and pepper and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
  5. Stir the tuna into the sauce, breaking it into flakes, and heat through for 2 minutes.
  6. Drain the pasta, toss it with the sauce and serve.

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