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Tuna spaghetti puttanesca

This classic and tangy quick-to-make pasta dish from southern Italy includes black olives and capers

This classic and tangy quick-to-make pasta dish from southern Italy includes black olives and capers

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Cooking Time

Cook: 20 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 1

Cooking Time

Price: £2.49 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 500g serving contains

Energy
2220kj
530kcal
27%
Fat
14.0g
Med
20%
Saturates
2.0g
Med
10%
Sugars
10.5g
Med
12%
Salt
0.50g
Med
8%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
444kj/106kcal

Ingredients

5g spaghetti

1tbsp olive oil

1 spring onion

trimmed and sliced 1 small clove garlic, crushed

1/2tsp chilli flakes (optional)

227g can Napolina Chopped Tomatoes

1tsp capers, drained (optional)

4 pitted black olives, sliced

80g can Princes Tuna Chunks in Spring Water, drained

Fresh parsley, chopped, to serve (optional)

Method

1
Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling water for 10-12 mins, then drain.
2
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and cook the spring onion for 2 mins. Add the crushed garlic and chilli flakes, if using, and cook for a further 2 mins.
3
Add the canned tomatoes, capers, if using, olives and tuna chunks. Simmer gently for a further 5 mins. Add the drained pasta to the sauce. Toss together to mix well.
4
Serve topped with the chopped fresh parsley, if using, and a sprinkling of black pepper.

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