Best 10 Penne With Tuna Puttanesca Recipes

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**Penne with Tuna Puttanesca: A Flavorful and Easy Italian Pasta Dish**

Penne with tuna puttanesca is a classic Italian pasta dish that combines the flavors of tuna, capers, olives, tomatoes, and garlic in a delicious and easy-to-make sauce. This dish is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal, and it's also a great way to use up leftover tuna. The combination of salty capers, briny olives, and sweet tomatoes creates a complex and flavorful sauce that pairs perfectly with the tender penne pasta. The tuna adds a protein boost, making this dish a complete and satisfying meal. In addition to the classic penne with tuna puttanesca recipe, this article also includes variations on the dish, such as a vegetarian version made with roasted vegetables and a spicy version made with chili peppers. With its simple ingredients and delicious flavor, penne with tuna puttanesca is a dish that everyone will love.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

LINGUINE WITH TUNA PUTTANESCA



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Kosher salt
12 ounces linguine
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons capers, drained
1/2 cup roughly chopped kalamata olives
One 28-ounce can San Marzano tomatoes
4 basil leaves, torn, plus more for garnish
One 5-ounce can albacore tuna packed in olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook until al dente.
  • Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring, until slightly toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the capers and olives and fry 2 more minutes. Crush the tomatoes into the skillet with your hands and reserve the juices. Cook until the tomatoes are slightly dry, about 2 minutes. Add the reserved tomato juices, the basil, and salt to taste and cook until the sauce thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tuna with its oil, breaking it up with a fork, and season with salt.
  • Drain the pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water, and return it to the pot. Add the sauce and the reserved cooking water and toss. Season with black pepper and garnish with more basil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 524 calorie, Fat 16 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Cholesterol 6 milligrams, Sodium 641 milligrams, Carbohydrate 73 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 24 grams

PENNE ALLA PUTTANESCA



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"Big on flavor and short on time" is how Tony Mantuano describes this wonderfully easy Southern Italian pasta dish. Featuring anchovies, capers, and garlic sautéed together and tossed with black Taggiasca olives and San Marzano tomatoes, the sauce comes together in less time than it takes to cook the pasta itself, and is ideal for an easy weeknight meal.

Provided by Tony Mantuano

Categories     main-dish

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound penne pasta, bronze cut (Afeltra brand)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 whole salt-packed anchovies
3 tablespoons salted capers
1 cup Taggiasca or other black olives
1 garlic clove, smashed, peeled, and chopped
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 cups canned peeled tomatoes (San Marzano preferred)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Cook the pasta and the sauce: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta to the boiling water, stir, and cook until al dente, about 3 minutes less than what the box advises. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by heating oil in a skillet over low heat. Rinse the anchovies and the capers under cold water to remove the salt, then soak in a small bowl of water for several minutes. Remove the pits from the olives by quickly smashing them with the side of a knife, then fillet the anchovies by removing the backbone (the longer they're soaked, the easier this will be). Add the anchovies, capers, garlic, olives, and parsley to the skillet, and cook until the anchovies are broken up and the garlic is lightly browned. Using a fork or your hands, break up the tomatoes in a mixing bowl and add to the skillet. Simmer sauce for 1-2 minutes, then check for seasoning (sauce will be naturally salty) and adjust with pepper.
  • Assemble the dish: Perform the pasta "marriage ceremony" by reserving 1 cup of the pasta water and draining the rest. Return the pasta to the pot. Add the pasta water and puttanesca sauce into the pot. Cook over low heat, gently tossing the pasta with the sauce for 2 minutes to allow it to marry with the sauce. The pasta should still be firm to the bite. Transfer to a platter or bowl, garnish with more chopped parsley, and serve.

PENNE WITH TUNA PUTTANESCA



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This recipe for a delicious Italian simple supper is courtesy of actor Joe Pantoliano.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 13

Coarse salt
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for water
1 pound whole wheat penne
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 can (2 ounces) anchovies, packed in oil, minced
1/2 cup capers, rinsed and drained
2 ribs celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
2 cans (13 3/4 ounces each) artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
2 jars (26 ounces each) tomato sauce
1 pound fresh albacore tuna, cut into 1-inch pieces
Crushed red pepper flakes
Freshly grated Pecorino-Romano cheese, for serving

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add salt and drizzle with oil; return to a boil. Add pasta, stirring, until water returns to a boil. Cook until al dente, according to package directions.
  • In a large skillet, heat 1/4 cup oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook until lightly browned and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add anchovies and cook, stirring and mashing with the back of a spoon, about 1 minute. Add capers, celery, olives, and artichokes; cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
  • In a medium nonstick skillet, heat remaining tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add tuna and cook until browned on all sides. Transfer tuna to sauce and continue to cook until heated through, about 8 to 10 minutes. Season with red pepper flakes.
  • Drain pasta and add to sauce; stir to combine. Transfer to a large serving platter and serve immediately with freshly grated cheese.

PUTTANESCA WITH TUNA POLPETTE AND PENNE



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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 pound penne (recommended: Barilla or de Cecco fine)
Salt
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for tuna
5 to 6 anchovies, in jars with red pepper, if plain anchovies add 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 large cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped
1 (28-ounce) can tomatoes (recommended: San Marzano)
1 cup chicken or seafood stock
Freshly ground black pepper
A few tablespoons capers, drained
A handful pitted black olives, oil cured or kalamata, chopped
1 pound tuna steak
1 large egg
1/2 cup bread crumbs
A handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1/2 cup basil leaves, shredded

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add pasta and cook to al dente. Drain and keep warm.
  • Heat extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add anchovies and stir into oil until melted. Add the garlic, turn heat to low and saute for a couple of minutes. Stir in the tomatoes crushing them up, then stir in stock. Season with a little black pepper, add capers and olives and simmer a few minutes.
  • While sauce simmers, cut tuna into chunks and grind in food processor into coarse mixture. Pulse in the egg, bread crumbs and parsley and season with a little salt and black pepper. Remove tuna mixture from the processor to a bowl and add a drizzle of olive oil. Stir to combine. (Adding the oil will prevent mixture from sticking to your hands as you roll the balls.) Roll the tuna into small balls and drop into the sauce. Cover the pot and simmer the tuna balls in the sauce, about 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Place the pasta into a serving bowl. Add the tuna and sauce, toss to coat and garnish with shredded basil.

TUNA PUTTANESCA



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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 13m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Salt
1 pound penne pasta
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cans (about 5.5 to 6 ounces each) Italian tuna in oil or water, drained well
6 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
A generous handful black olives (Gaeta, kalamata or oil-cured), pitted and chopped
3 tablespoons capers, drained
1/3 cup white vermouth or 1/2 cup dry white wine - eyeball it
1 (28-ounce) can whole or diced tomatoes (recommended: San Marzano)
A generous handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons lemon zest
Fresh ground black pepper
Crusty bread

Steps:

  • Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring up to a boil. Salt the water and cook penne to al dente.
  • Meanwhile, heat a large skillet with 3 turns of the pan extra-virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, cook a minute or 2, then add tuna and break it up with your spoon. Add olives and capers, cook a minute or 2 more, then add vermouth or white wine; stir and cook down a minute. If using whole tomatoes, place a colander over a bowl, crush up tomatoes with a wooden spoon, then add tomatoes and their juice to pan. Otherwise, stir in diced tomatoes and juice. Add parsley, zest and black pepper, then simmer the sauce a couple of minutes more.
  • Add a couple of ladles of starchy pasta-cooking water to the sauce. Drain pasta, add to the skillet and toss to coat. Serve with some nice crusty bread.

TUNA PUTTANESCA



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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 18m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Salt
1 pound penne pasta
3 tablespoons EVOO, extra-virgin olive oil
2 cans (about 5.5 to 6 ounces each) Italian tuna in oil or water, drained well
6 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
A generous handful black olives (Gaeta, kalamata or oil-cured), pitted and chopped
3 tablespoons capers, drained
1/3 cup white vermouth or 1/2 cup dry white wine - eyeball it
1 (28-ounce) can whole or diced tomatoes (recommended: San Marzano)
A generous handful fresh flat leaf parsley leaves, chopped
2 teaspoons lemon zest
Fresh ground black pepper
Crusty bread

Steps:

  • Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring up to a boil. Salt the water and cook penne to al dente.
  • Meanwhile, heat a large skillet with 3 turns of the pan EVOO over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, cook a minute or 2, then add tuna and break it up with your spoon. Add olives and capers, cook a minute or 2 more, then add vermouth or white wine; stir and cook down a minute. If using whole tomatoes, place a colander over a bowl, crush up tomatoes with a wooden spoon, then add tomatoes and their juice to pan. Otherwise, stir in diced tomatoes and juice. Add parsley, zest and black pepper, then simmer the sauce a couple of minutes more.
  • Add a couple of ladles of starchy pasta-cooking water to the sauce. Drain pasta, add to the skillet and toss to coat. Serve with some nice crusty bread.

PENNE WITH A PUNCHY TUNA SAUCE



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This quick, zesty supper is packed with Mediterranean flavours. Leftovers will keep well for lunch the next day

Provided by Katie Marshall

Categories     Dinner, Main course, Supper

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

350g penne
1 tbsp olive oil
5 tbsp caper , drained, rinsed and patted dry with kitchen paper
185g jar pitted black olives , drained and roughly chopped
zest and juice 1 lime
2 x 200g tins tuna in spring water, drained
4 tbsp grated parmesan
½ small pack basil , leaves picked

Steps:

  • Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the penne for 1 min less than pack instructions. Drain, reserving a cup of the cooking water, and leave the pasta in the colander.
  • Heat the oil in the same pan you cooked the pasta in over a medium-high heat. When hot, add the capers and stir to coat in the oil. When the capers start to pop, reduce the heat and add the olives, lime zest and juice and tuna. Stir together, then return the pasta to the pan with the reserved cooking water. Stir through the Parmesan and basil and season with black pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 537 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 64 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 34 grams protein, Sodium 2.1 milligram of sodium

TUNA PUTTANESCA



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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 ounces whole red onion or 5 ounces chopped, ready-cut onion (1 1/3 cups)
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 large clove garlic
4 oil-cured olives
1 teaspoon capers
1/2 teaspoon anchovy paste
1/4 cup dry red wine
8 ounces fresh tuna

Steps:

  • Chop the onion, if necessary. Heat a nonstick skillet, one large enough to hold all the ingredients, until it is very hot. Reduce the heat to medium-high, and add the oil. Saute the onion until it begins to soften and brown.
  • Put the garlic through a garlic press; pit and chop the olives, and add them and the garlic to the skillet. Cook for about 30 seconds. Stir in the anchovy paste and wine, and cook a few minutes more over very low heat, just to blend the ingredients.
  • Meanwhile, cut the tuna into bite-size chunks.
  • Add the tuna to the sauce, cooking until the pieces are browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 235, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 29 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 168 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams

TUNA AND FARFALLE PUTTANESCA



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Canned tuna is good for more than just sandwiches. Italians use it to give substance to their pasta dishes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons finely chopped (3 medium cloves) garlic
2 medium red onions, (1 pound), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices lengthwise
1 pound farfalle (bowtie) pasta
10 canned whole plum tomatoes, seeded, sliced 1/4 inch thick lengthwise, plus 1 cup juice
3 tablespoons nonpareil capers
1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary
1/2 cup Kalamata olives, (3 ounces), pitted and cut into quarters
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 oil-packed Italian-style light tuna, drained
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Bring saucepan of salted water to boil. Pour oil in large skillet; place over medium heat. Add garlic and onions; saute until onions are translucent, about 8 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente, about 11 minutes. Add tomatoes, juice, capers, rosemary, and olives to onions; add salt and pepper to taste. Raise the heat to medium high, and cook until tomatoes are heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain pasta; transfer to large serving bowl. Add sauce, tuna, and parsley; toss gently to combine.

TUNA PUTTANESCA AND PENNE



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Loosely based on"Every Day with Rachel Ray" Nov/06 edition. UPDATE: 08/26/2008 since everyone has increased the amount of garlic to 6 cloves, then I'll suggest that! Also, add some lemon zest. As for the heat - we enjoyed it the way it is. If desired, add some anchovies - it tastes great! Just ANOTHER UPDATE: 06/24/09 - increase the servings to 4 generous servings or 6 regular servings.

Provided by Manami

Categories     Tuna

Time 25m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 lb penne pasta (whole wheat or wheat)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
2 (6 ounce) cans tuna in olive oil, lightly drained
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (start with less & increase)
3 tablespoons capers, drained and chopped
kalamata olives (about a handful) or nicoise olive, pitted and chopped (about a handful)
1 (28 ounce) can diced Italian tomatoes
flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped (generous handful)

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water, add pasta and cook until al dente.
  • While the pasta is cooking, heat a deep skillet over medium heat with the EVOO.
  • Add the tuna, flaking it with a wooden spoon.
  • Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Stir in the capers and olives and heat until warmed through, 1 minute.
  • Stir in the tomatoes and the parsley, lower the heat a little and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add a ladle of the pasta cooking liquid to the sauce.
  • Drain the pasta, add it to the sauce and toss.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 810.2, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 3.2, Cholesterol 55.2, Sodium 910.1, Carbohydrate 99.6, Fiber 15.2, Sugar 5.4, Protein 57.8

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients: The fresher and better the ingredients, the tastier your pasta will be. Use fresh tuna, ripe tomatoes, and flavorful olives.
  • Don't overcook the tuna: Tuna cooks quickly, so be careful not to overcook it. Otherwise, it will become tough and dry.
  • Add the tuna at the end of cooking: This will help to prevent it from overcooking.
  • Use a good quality pasta: The type of pasta you use can make a big difference in the final dish. Choose a pasta that is made from high-quality durum wheat and that has a good texture.
  • Cook the pasta al dente: This means that the pasta should be cooked until it is tender but still has a slight bite to it.
  • Make sure the sauce is flavorful: The sauce is the key to a great pasta dish. Make sure it is well-seasoned and has a good balance of flavors.

Conclusion:

Penne with tuna puttanesca is a delicious and easy-to-make pasta dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is made with a simple sauce of tomatoes, olives, capers, and anchovies, and it is flavored with fresh tuna and herbs. This dish is sure to please everyone at your table.

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