Tuna-and-Tomato Pasta
October 2008
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Satisfy your family's appetite with dinners for 10 bucks or less.
4 servings Prep: 10 mins Cook: 25 mins
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- Salt and pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 6 ounce can white tuna in olive oil, drained
- 1 1 pound box medium pasta shells
Directions
- In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add 2 tablespoons parsley and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Cook over low heat until the sauce thickens, about 20 minutes. Whisk in the butter, then stir in the tuna.
- Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente; drain. Add the pasta to the tuna sauce and stir in threequarters of the remaining parsley; season with salt and pepper. Top with the remaining parsley.