My delicious tuna & tomato pasta

[Absinthe]

I just pulled another *fabulous* tuna pasta from scratch, and I would like to share because it is easy, delicious, flexible, and one simply *cannot* fail :thumb001:

I use whatever ingredients I have and it always tastes awesome. It is the simplest and cheapest of my pasta recipes but it has received the most compliments.

What you need:

- Some pasta :D

I like these ones but it works with all types

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/usr/1/15259/penne.jpg

A can of tuna fish (the one you had stashed away for the cat ;))

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/clockingin/canned%20tuna.jpg

A can or carton of tomato juice

http://www.moneysavingmom.com/.a/6a00e552792fa28833010535c1aeee970b-800wi

A medium sized onion

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp38/usernaveen/onion.jpg

Some dried basil (or fresh, if you have a basil pot)

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/4924983/2/istockphoto_4924983-spilled-dry-basil.jpg

Olive oil (lots of it!)

http://temasekpoly.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/2k8_olive_oil.jpg

Salt, pepper

:lightbul:

Optional:

Capers (pickled)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KOANLi2W44U/RyksXqxHeXI/AAAAAAAAFsI/uHnDirVpCkw/s400/pickled+capers.JPG

Tabasco

Wine

Other kinds of spices

Etc....

And now for the recipe.

Boil pasta individually and drain of water.

Chop onions in small pieces. Open the can of tuna, empty the water or oil it may be preserved in.

Pour olive oil in the pot (a little bit, just to cover the bottom) and throw inside the chopped onion and tuna.

Sauté them in the oil until the onions become reddish and the tuna starts melting into smaller chunks. You can add some garlic powder at this point for extra flavor. You can also add some pepper if you wish.

When the onions are red and the oil is boiling, it is time to pour the tomato sauce in the pan. Stir so that it gets mixed along with the ingredients.

Add salt, pepper, basil, and anything else you like at this point (spices, capers, etc).

Stir and leave it to boil in a medium high temperature for a few minutes.

You may want to add a small spoonful of sugar if you want to sweeten it up a bit and kill the "fish smell" ;)

When it boils, shut down the stove and give it a couple of minutes for the ingredients to "sit".

At this point you can add some red wine if you want to make it more interesting...say 2-3 table spoons of wine ;)

Serve with the pasta, add some grated cheese on top.

I would say some hard, salty cheese instead of yellow, sweet cheese.

Enjoy....it looks somewhat like this:

http://www.italianfoodnet.com/uploads/img/news-pasta_tuna_tomato_sauce.jpg
http://www.coles.com.au/images/cmi/library/recipe/large/tomato_and_tuna_pasta.jpg

Too easy and you can't fail! :clap:

[Absinthe]

I forgot to say, I add some olive oil in the water that the pasta is boiled in.

Others add it afterwards, or use butter instead.

Either of the above ways results into much heavier taste, whereas if you add the olive oil in boiling water it dissolves, it leaves a subtle taste, and your pasta does not get stuck ;)

[Phlegethon]

Thanks, I'll stick with the ouzo. ;)

[Sol Invictus]

I guess it looks like something worth trying but I don't think it'll beat the good old fashioned Canadian ground beef.

[Brännvin]

Please, this thread is killing me.. :)

[Treffie]

Please, this thread is killing me.. :)

Same here, I'm starving now.:(

[Svarog]

Thanks, I'll stick with the ouzo. ;)

already have that :D
I'd rather go for some of this tuna!!! :eek:

[Sally]

Yummy! Do you think I could substitute chicken for the tuna, though? I'm not a fan of fish, unfortunately.

:yumyum:

[Absinthe]

Yummy! Do you think I could substitute chicken for the tuna, though? I'm not a fan of fish, unfortunately.

:yumyum:
Well..I've never tried that but it might work :)

You'd have to boil the chicken seperately, then sauté with the onions for a while.

I am thinking that you could substitute basil with rosemary, which goes better with chicken. ;)

[Phlegethon]

already have that :D
I'd rather go for some of this tuna!!! :eek:

Me too, but why defile it with tomato and onions? Real men eat their tuna right from the can. They don't call me Mercury Man without reason. Helps you get a better grip in heavy weather. ;)

[lei.talk]

Boil pasta individually and drain of water.

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/usr/1/15259/penne.jpgwould it affect your recipe adversely, if,
the pasta were boiled all together?

A can of tuna fish (the one you had stashed away for the cat ;))

Originally Posted by Salforth (http://www.toonopedia.com/sallyf-1.htm)
:yumyum: Yummy!
Do you think I could substitute chicken for the tuna, though?
I'm not a fan of fish, unfortunately.
http://i41.tinypic.com/3343lon.jpg (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS281US281&q=costco+%22canned+chicken%22&aq=f&oq=&aqi=)

[Absinthe]

Wait... :o You mean, cook the pasta along with the ingredients in one pot? I am sorry, I didn't quite get it :p

[Vulpix]

Wait... :o You mean, cook the pasta along with the ingredients in one pot? I am sorry, I didn't quite get it :p

I think he means the single pieces of pasta :D! :p

[Absinthe]

Oh my Gods, LOL :D Yeah I just realized I goofed verbally :lol:

No, you *must* cook them piece by piece. :D :p

[MNKraut]

For those of you who wish to abstain from meat during the season of lent, this looks like it would be a decent, healthy, protein rich dish, in which you can still sacrifice flesh meats without having to sacrifice protein.