Pasta with tuna, chilli, tomatoes and parsley

Turn a can of tuna from the pantry into a quick and easy pasta dish.

Recipe «Pasta with tuna, chilli, tomatoes and parsley» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 400g short pasta, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped, 1/4 tsp dried chilli flakes, Zest and juice of 1 lemon , 425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked, 4 tomatoes, chopped, 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped , 1/4 cup shaved parmesan.

Ingredients:

• 400g short pasta 
• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 
• 1/4 tsp dried chilli flakes 
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon 
• 425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked 
• 4 tomatoes, chopped 
• 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped 
• 1/4 cup shaved parmesan 

Instructions

1. Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frypan over low heat. Add garlic, chilli and zest and gently cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until softened. Season with salt and pepper, then add tuna and tomato, increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until heated through.
3. Drain pasta, reserving 1/3 cup (80ml) cooking water. Return pasta and reserved cooking water to pan with the tuna mixture, lemon juice and parsley. Stir over low heat for 1 minute or until combined and heated through.
4. Serve pasta topped with parmesan.