Garlic Lemon Tuna Pasta

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Garlic Lemon Tuna Pasta is a 10-minute meal loaded with Mediterranean flavor. You can make it with basic pantry ingredients - a meal the family will love!

Course Dinner, Entree

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 9

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 348kcal

Author Yumna Jawad

Equipment

Ingredients

8 ounces spaghetti or other pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves minced
2 pouches 2.6 ounces tuna in olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice plus zest
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped, divided
Grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta. Return to the pot to keep warm.
In the wide pan, heat the olive oil at medium heat. Then add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the tuna, lemon juice and zest, salt and pepper, and heat through for 1 minute.
Add the pasta, capers and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, and continue to stir until the spaghetti is well coated. Add as much of the reserved pasta water as needed to thin out the sauce.
Garnish with remaining parsley and serve warm.

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Notes

Recipe: Inspired by Bon Appetit.

Storage: Store any leftovers in an airtight container. They will last about 3-4 days in the fridge.

Substitutes: For best results, follow the recipe as is. However here are some common substitutes that would work well in this recipe.

Instead of pasta water, you can use any milk or cream.
Instead of olive oil, you can use butter
To make it gluten-free, you can also make this with gluten-free pasta.
Leave out the capers if you don't like them.

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