Spaghetti with Tuna and Basil

Name: Spaghetti with Tuna and Basil
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters shredded basil; 992 grams Italian peeled tomatoes, chopped, 1/2 cup liquid reserved; 8 garlic cloves, minced; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams spaghetti; 340 grams imported tuna in olive oil, drained and lightly flaked; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Spaghetti with Tunan and Basil requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. For $1.73 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One serving contains 796 calories, 44g of protein, and 23g of fat. If you have basil, salt and pepper, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.

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Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook over low heat until the garlic is golden, about 3 minutes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Add the tomatoes and their liquid and simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 7 minutes.

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Tomato

Add the tuna and simmer briefly to heat through; stir gently to keep the tuna in large pieces. Season with salt and black pepper and keep warm.

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Salt And Pepper

Tuna

Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain the spaghetti and return it to the pot.

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Spaghetti

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Add the butter and toss well, then add the tuna sauce, reserved pasta cooking water and basil and toss again. Season with salt and black pepper, transfer to a warmed bowl and serve at once.

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Butter

Basil

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Sauce

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Tuna

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Wine Recommendation: Garlicky sauce, meaty tuna and sweet, fresh basil all point to a tart but assertive white, such as a Tocai Friulano from Italy, as a perfect flavor foil. Top choices include the 1996 Ronco del Gnemiz or the 1996 Schiopetto.

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Fresh Basil