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 8 people, you will need:
800 ml pasta
4 tablespoons 
2 
300 ml 
400 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 800 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 4 tablespoons olive oil and when good and hot, add 2 shallots, 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 300 ml cream and 400 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 |
| 5,143 Kcal or 21,533 Kj | 210 gr | 558 gr | 230 gr |
| 257 % | 81 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 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 8 people : 6.00 €
- 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: Mozzarella pasta bake, Country-style spring pasta, Spaghetti with mushrooms, Sunday night pasta, Tagliatelle with cockles, ... All |
 | Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salade Niçoise, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Avocado with Tuna, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Cucumber and salmon salad, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vol-au-vent, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Country-style spring pasta, Grapefruit moelleux, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beans with tomatoes, Marinated tuna and cabbage, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Potato galette, ... All |
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