Tuna Pasta with Olive Tapenade

DESCRIPTION:

Tuna Pasta with Olive Tapenade & Fresh Tomatoes is a super fast, fresh pasta dish that is full of bright clean and savory flavors. An easy meal ready in 30 minutes! Healthy, quick and delicious!

INGREDIENTS:

8 oz pasta like fusilli, torchetti, bow ties- something that hangs on to the bits and pieces

3 garlic cloves minced

1/4– 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

3/4 cup olive tapenade

2 cans good quality tuna, 5 oz (in olive oil preferred)

2 teaspoon lemon zest

2 cups fresh arugula

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 1/2 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped

1/2 cup fresh basil or parsley

salt and pepper

Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cook pasta according to package directions in salted water. Do not rinse.

Make the Olive Tapenade.

Sauté garlic, pepper flakes, and olive oil for a few minutes until it smells fragrant and barely begins to color. Add olive tapenade, tuna and the oil, and lemon zest and heat to warm, about a minute.

Add hot pasta, arugula, lemon juice (start with 1/8 cup and add more to taste), stir to combine. Add tomatoes, sprinkle on fresh basil and add salt and pepper to taste.

NUTRITION:

Serving Size

Calories: 327

Sugar: 2.4 g

Sodium: 158.4 mg

Fat: 11.9 g

Saturated Fat: 1.9 g

Carbohydrates: 32.4 g

Fiber: 2.5 g

Protein: 22.4 g

Cholesterol: 10.3 mg