Tuna pasta
This is typical Sunday night fare, or for when you've simply had enough of cooking. An easy but delicious, creamy combination of pasta and tuna.
33K 4/5 based on 8 reviews
Last modified on: March 14th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
200 ml pasta
1 tablespoon 
½ 
75 ml 
100 ml tuna in oil
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 15 min. | 15 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 6 min.
Boil 200 ml pasta, taking care not to overcook it, then drain.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Use the same pan as for the pasta, rinse it out and put on medium heat. Pour in 1 tablespoon olive oil and when good and hot, add ½ shallot, finely sliced.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Add 75 ml cream and 100 ml tuna in oil, mix well and bring to the boil. Leave to thicken slightly.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Tip the pasta back into the pan, mix well and leave to heat through for 1 or 2 minutes. That's all there is to it!
Remarks
If the pasta is cooked more than 5 minutes before serving, drizzle a little olive oil over before mixing to keep it from sticking together.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,286 Kcal or 5,384 Kj | 52 gr | 140 gr | 58 gr |
| 64 % | 20 % | 13 % | 9 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 319 Kcal or 1,336 Kj | 13 gr | 35 gr | 14 gr |
| 16 % | 5 % | 3 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 643 Kcal or 2,692 Kj | 26 gr | 70 gr | 29 gr |
| 32 % | 10 % | 7 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 1.50 €
- Per person : 0.75 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Pasta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Penne with Mushrooms, How to cook pasta properly, Pasta with mushrooms, Penne with purple artichokes, Country-style spring pasta, ... All |
 | Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Nanou's tuna tart, Tomato ladybirds, Salade Niçoise, Cretan salad, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cream and herb dressing, Potato and cheese pie, "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Gratin Dauphinois, Crunchy verrines, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Feta and spinach brik pie, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, Sorrel pesto, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Green asparagus omelette, ... All |
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