Cilantro Pesto Primavera with Seared Tuna

Name: Cilantro Pesto Primavera with Seared Tuna
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp butter; 118 milliliters halved grape tomatoes; 473 milliliters ounces uncooked penne rigate (about; 118 milliliters Cilantro Pesto; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar snap peas, trimmed; 118 milliliters small yellow squash, halved lengthwise and sliced (about; 1 kilograms Yellowfin tuna fillets; 177 milliliters small zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced (about

Cilantro Pesto Primavera with Seared Tuna might be a good recipe to expand your condiment recipe box. Watching your figure? This pescatarian recipe has 431 calories, 48g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have yellowfin tuna fillets, penne rigate, grape tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

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Pasta

Salt

Drain; place in a large bowl.

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Bowl

Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add zucchini, squash, and peas; saut 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes; saut 30 seconds.

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Tomato

Zucchini

Squash

Peas

Add vegetable mixture and 1/2 cup Cilantro Pesto to pasta, tossing gently to coat.

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Vegetable

Cilantro

Pasta

Pesto

Sprinkle salt and black pepper evenly over tuna. Return skillet to medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Salt And Pepper

Cooking Spray

Tuna

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Frying Pan

Add tuna to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Slice tuna across grain into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Spoon about 1 cup pasta mixture onto each of 6 plates; top each serving with 1 sliced tuna steak.

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Tuna Steak