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Spicy tuna puttanesca recipe
Published: October 18, 2017 at 7:05 PM
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Serves 2
Easy
Total time: 15 mins
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Check out this spicy tuna puttanesca. This simple Italian pasta recipe with SunBlush tomatoes, capers and black olives makes for a quick and easy dinner for 2
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Make this spicy tuna puttanesca then check out our tuna pasta bake, niçoise salad, tuna wraps, tuna pasta salad, and more tuna recipes. For more spicy pasta dishes, also try our mackerel puttanesca and pasta puttanesca.
Ingredients
Nutrition
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150g spaghetti or linguine
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1/2 clove garlic
crushed
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dried chilli flakes
a good pinch
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6 SunBlush tomatoes
chopped
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1 large plum tomato
diced
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1 tbsp small capers
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12 pitted black olives
quartered
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4 tbsp olive oil
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150g tin tuna
drained
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a few leaves basil
to serve
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal608
- fat29g
- saturates4.1g
- carbs59.5g
- sugars5.3g
- fibre5.3g
- protein24.7g
- salt1.4g
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Method
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step 1
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water. Meanwhile put the garlic, chilli flakes, tomatoes, capers and olives in a pan with the olive oil. Simmer, letting all the ingredients stew together for about 5 minutes without colouring. Stir in the tuna and heat gently, being careful not to overmix.
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step 2
Drain the pasta and keep 2-3 tbsp of the cooking water. Tip the pasta into the tomato mixture along with the reserved cooking water and some seasoning. Toss everything together. Just before serving, scatter with basil leaves.
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