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Afternoon Pasta

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Afternoon Pasta Image

Category

Italian, Main Courses

Specialty

Everyday Menu,

Tags

Pasta Food Recipes, Italian Food Recipes, Afternoon menu recipes

Info

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 40 minutes
Serves : 4 bowls

Description

Delicious Pasta Recipes, great for afternoon main course meal. Treat yourself and buy some good-quality jarred tuna - it makes all the difference. If you can find any fennel tops, they're great stirred in with the tomatoes.

Preparation

Ingredients

olive oil
1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
1-2 fresh red chilllies, deseeded and finely chopped
1 level teaspoon ground cinnamon
a bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked, stalks chopped
2 x 400g tins food-quality plum tomatoes
2 x 300g jars good quality tuna in olive oil, drained and flaked
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
500g/1lb 2oz good-quality rigatoni or penne
zest and juice of 1-2 lemons
a small handful of freshly grated Permesan cheese

How Tos & Summary

Cooking Steps

 

Heat a splash of olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and cook the onion, chilli, cinnamon and basil stalks on a medium to low heat for 5 minutes until the onion has softened and is slightly sweet. Turn up the heat and add your tomatoes, tuna and a
good pinch of salt. Break the tomatoes up using the back of a spoon, then bring to the boil and simmer for about 20 minutes. Taste for seasoning. 
 

Meanwhile, cook the rigatoni in a pan of salted boiling water according to the packet instructions. When al dente, drain the pasta in a colander, reserving some of the cooking water. Toss the pasta into the tuna and tomato sauce with the roughly torn
basil leaves, a glug of olive oil, the lemon zest and juice and Parmesan and mix together well. Loosen the pasta with a little of the reserved cooking water if needed.
Check the seasoning and serve immediately.

 

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Tips

  • Lemon gist good for digestion. Its sharp taste can also be used as salt replacement as flavoring.