Spaghetti with tuna, peas and borlotti beans

Recipes / Fish

This tuna and pasta main is given a nutritious make-over with the addition of peas and borlotti beans.

Recipe «Spaghetti with tuna, peas and borlotti beans» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 onion, finely chopped, 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 1/3 cup tomato paste, Pinch of dried chilli flakes , 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, seeds removed, chopped, 400g can borlotti beans, rinsed, drained, 400g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked , 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, 1 cup frozen peas, thawed, 400g spaghetti, Basil leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1 onion, finely chopped 
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 
  • 1/3 cup tomato paste 
  • Pinch of dried chilli flakes 
  • 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, seeds removed, chopped 
  • 400g can borlotti beans, rinsed, drained 
  • 400g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked 
  • 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley 
  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 
  • 400g spaghetti 
  • Basil leaves, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 1-2 minutes until soft. Add the chopped garlic and tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Add the dried chilli flakes, fresh tomato, drained borlotti beans and 1 cup (250ml) water, then bring the sauce to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until the sauce has thickened. Stir in the drained tuna, chopped parsley leaves and thawed peas, then cook for a further 2-3 minutes until the peas soften.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a large pan of salted boiling water according to packet instructions, then drain. Serve the pasta with the sauce, topped with basil leaves.