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Savory Greek Tomato Tuna Pasta

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Savory Greek Tomato Tuna Pasta
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 large onion thinly sliced
  • 4 carrots finely diced
  • 5 celery stalks finely diced
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 28 ounce can Petite Diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1/3 cup capers drained
  • 1/3 cup parsley finely chopped plus extra for garnish
  • 10 basil leaves thinly sliced
  • ½ cup pitted Kalamata olives thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup Piquillo peppers thinly sliced
  • 1 can Bumble Bee White Albacore Tuna finely shredded with your fingers
  • 1 pound spaghetti preferably DeLallo whole wheat or regular

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan over medium high heat sauté the onion, carrot and celery in the olive oil for 10 minutes, stirring so that the vegetables don’t stick to the pan.
  2. Add the garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes until it is translucent but not brown. Add the wine all at once and bring the wine to a simmer. Cook until the wine is nearly gone and add the honey. Stir for a minute and then add the tomatoes. Simmer the mixture uncovered over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring it frequently and lowering the temperature if it is boiling too quickly.
  3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Follow the cooking instructions for the pasta on the package. When the pasta is done to the al dente stage, save ¾ cup of the pasta water and then drain the pasta.
  4. Add the capers, parsley, basil, olives, peppers and tuna to the tomato mixture and simmer it for 5 minutes until it is hot.
  5. Put the drained pasta back in the cooking pot with the stove turned off and pour all of the tomato tuna sauce into the pasta, tossing well the entire time. Add the pasta water and continue to toss it until the sauce is well incorporated. Taste for salt and pepper and add as desired.
  6. Serve the Savory Greek Tomato Tuna Pasta in individual bowls garnished with more parsley and basil if desired.

Recipe Notes

This pasta is great served hot or at room temperature. It is even good cold right out of the refrigerator for breakfast. Just saying…..