📋Quick Tuna Pasta with Anchovy and Capers

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📋Quick Tuna Pasta with Anchovy and Capers

Tuna pasta is quick, delicious, and comforting weeknight dinner that can make in 15 minutes flat from start to finish. Spaghetti is tossed in anchovies, garlic, chili flakes, capers, lemon, and can tuna with Parmesan and parsley for a finishing touch.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: servings

Calories: 670kcal

Author: Jyothi Rajesh

Ingredients

7- ounce pasta I used linguini
2 tablespoons oil I used oil from anchovies and canned tuna, or use olive oil
4 cloves garlic
3 anchovy fillets
½ teaspoon red chili flakes
10- ounce can tuna drained (tuna soaked in oil is best)
2 teaspoons capers
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon parsley

Instructions

Boil a salted pot of water and cook pasta until al-dente. Reserve ½ to 1 cup of pasta water. Drain pasta and set aside.
Use oil from canned tuna and can anchovy fillet (up to 2 tablespoons), and heat oil in a large skillet. You can also use olive oil instead of can tuna oil.
Add garlic, chopped anchovy fillet, and red chili flakes. Sauté and cook for a minute.
Add cooked pasta, capers, and little pasta water. Adjust the amount of water depending on how much sauce you need. Toss well.
Turn off the heat, and add tuna flakes, zest of lemon, and lemon juice. Toss.
Remove skillet from heat, sprinkle Parmesan cheese and parsley. Mix.
Serve immediately hot.

Notes

Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.

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