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Pesto pasta with tuna in a bowl.

Tuna Pesto Pasta Recipe

Emily
This tuna pesto pasta recipe is so simple to make and is just waiting for you to make it! It's delicious, comforting, and packed with flavor.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Western
Servings 4 serves
Calories 531 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 320 grams (11.30 ounces) dried pasta, such as penne, spirals, bowtie, linguine
  • 2 tablespoons neutral flavored oil such as vegetable oil
  • 1 small (120 grams, 4.23 ounces) Brown Onion , finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoons (1-2 cloves) garlic, minced
  • 335 grams (11.82 ounces) Canned Tuna, drained
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup (66 ml/grams, 2.20 ounces) stock of choice, such as chicken stock, vegetable stock, or water
  • 2 tablespoons (20 grams, 0.71 ounces) pesto of choice, or to taste
  • 40 grams (1.40 ounces) Green Onions (Spring Onions), finely chopped
  • Parmesan cheese to servegrated
  • Pine nuts or cashews roughly chopped, lightly toasted, to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Cook your pasta according to packet instructions. When the pasta is cooked, drain and set aside. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium sized saucepan heat oil. Once hot, add the brown onion and cook until the onions are lightly browned and softened.
    Then add the minced garlic and cook for a further 1 to 2 minutes. Be careful not to burn your garlic.
  • Add the drained tuna and fry for about 2 minutes. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the stock and bring the liquid to a gentle simmer. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Reduce the heat to low medium. Add the cooked and drained pasta, pesto, and green onions. Mix well, taste for seasoning and adjust as desired.
    If you want your pasta to have more sauce, add some of the reserved pasta water. Adjust seasoning if you do.
  • Turn off heat. Serve, garnished with grated Parmesan cheese and roughly chopped pine nuts (or cashews).

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serveCalories: 531kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 32gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 473mgPotassium: 220mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2g
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