Pasta al Tonno (Italian pasta with tuna)
This simple and delicious Italian pasta with tuna is the perfect easy pasta recipe and so big on flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 tuna steaks about ¾ inches thick cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 lb large shaped pasta like pacheri or rigatoni
- 1 cup Sun dried tomatoes in oil coarse chopped. Do not throw out the oil from the jar. Reserve for the end of the recipe.
- ¼ cup Dry white wine
- ¼ cup Olive oil
- 4 Cloves Garlic minced
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta.
- While you are waiting for the pasta water to boil, add olive to a large saute pan over medium heat.¼ cup Olive oil
- Add the tuna and cook for about 4 minutes per side.2 tuna steaks
- Remove tuna from the pan on to a plate and set aside.
- In the same pan you cooked the tuna, add garlic and sun dried tomatoes (save the oil in the jar that the tomatoes sat in) and cook for 2 minutes.1 cup Sun dried tomatoes in oil, 4 Cloves Garlic
- Add the wine and reduce by half.¼ cup Dry white wine
- Add the tuna back into the pan along with a pinch of salt and toss gently.
- Place lid on pan and turn off heat.
- Once the pasta water is boiling, add pasta and cook until al dente.1 lb large shaped pasta
- When pasta is cooked, reserve one cup of pasta water and drain the pasta.
- Add the oil from the jar of sun dried tomatoes to the pan with tuna along with half of the pasta water and cooked pasta.
- Toss gently for one minute to allow the pasta to pick up the flavors from the sauce.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 631kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 36gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 246mgPotassium: 924mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2243IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 3mg
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