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Penne Pasta with Tuna Sauce
This is a great lunch recipe and completely acceptable as a one dish meal.
Of course, you could add a small salad and / or bread too.
Alone this will serve two.
What you need
- 1 6-7oz. can tuna in water
- 1/3 lb. dried penne pasta
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- grated nutmeg
- Olive Oil
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 heaping tbl Besan or Wheat flour
- 2 cups (or several large handfuls) arugula leaves
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
- Salt & Pepper to taste
How to make it
- Cook pasta and set aside
- In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté green onion in olive oil until softened
- Add garlic and sauté briefly
- Sprinkle with besan or wheat flour and cook, whisking
until bubbly and lightly colored (about 2-3 minutes)
- Slowly add heavy cream, whisking to avoid any lumps
- Stir in tuna breaking up any large pieces
- Add nutmeg and cook until slightly thickened
- Add pasta and cook about two minutes
- Turn off heat add arugula and stir
- Cover pan and let stand about 3-5 minutes
- Serve topped with minced basil
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