Tuna Pasta
This Tuna Pasta dish is great for dinner time and utilises dried pasta, tinned tuna and chopped tomatoes. With the addition of a few fresh ingredients, you can feed a family of 4 for less than 60p per person!
- Total Time: 30min
- Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes with herbs
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cup pasta bows (or alternative)
- 100g can tuna, drained
- handful of basil leaves
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan, and cook the onions and for a couple of minutes until they begin to soften. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, chilli and sugar. Season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Give it a good stir, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions.
- Flake the tuna into the sauce alongside a good glug of pasta water and heat through. Drain the pasta, return to the pan and stir in the sauce and basil leaves. Serve with a generous grinding of pepper.
