PASTA WITH TUNA, CAPERS AND SCALLIONS
There are about a gazillion ways to cook pasta using other pantry staples - things like garlic, bread crumbs, pecorino, capers, olives and especially, canned fish. This recipe, pasta with tuna, anchovies and capers, showered with lots of green herbs and scallions, is one of my family's household favorites. I like it with a long, thin, twirlable pasta - spaghetti, linguine or bucatini - but you can use whatever pasta you have on hand. Even macaroni works just fine and might even persuade your finicky kid to eat this dish (though, so far, mine abstains).
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, pastas, main course
Time 30m
Yield 3 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a well-salted pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain, saving 1 cup pasta water.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium. Add garlic and scallion whites, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add anchovies and capers and cook until anchovies melt and capers and garlic turn golden, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Add 1/2 cup pasta water, let it reduce until there is just a little left in the pan, then add pasta and herbs and toss well to coat. Add tuna and toss well.
- Serve with red-pepper flakes on top, more herbs, scallion greens, and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve with lemon wedges on the side for squeezing.
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Marcus Fisher
marcus-f@gmail.comI love pasta with tuna, capers, and scallions. This recipe looks delicious!
Benjamin Kihima
k71@hotmail.comThis pasta dish is a great idea for a quick and easy meal.
Rushtam Miya
m_r@gmail.comI'm definitely going to make this pasta dish for dinner tonight.
Liam Briggs
briggs_l90@gmail.comThis pasta dish looks amazing! I can't wait to try it.
Justin Gonsalves
justin-gonsalves@gmail.comYum!
thaddeus agboola
thaddeus@aol.comThis pasta dish is delicious and so easy to make. I'll definitely be making it again.
Zachary Volkov
v.zachary77@hotmail.comI love the simplicity of this pasta dish. It's a great way to showcase the flavors of fresh tuna, capers, and scallions.
Faizan Khan
kfaizan@yahoo.comThis pasta dish is a great way to use up leftover tuna. It's also a quick and easy meal to make on a busy weeknight.
Minhaj Chowdhury
mchowdhury34@yahoo.comI was pleasantly surprised by how tasty this pasta dish was. The tuna, capers, and scallions add a lot of flavor and the lemon-butter sauce is delicious.
Ahmad Muhieddine
a.muhieddine@yahoo.comThis pasta dish is so easy to make and it's packed with flavor. I love that I can use pantry staples to make it.
SoRandom Nece3
sorandom-n68@yahoo.comI've made this pasta dish several times and it's always a hit. The combination of tuna, capers, and scallions is delicious and the lemon-butter sauce is the perfect finishing touch.
dada abbey
dadaabbey45@yahoo.comThis pasta dish is a quick and easy weeknight meal that my family loves. The tuna, capers, and scallions add a bright and flavorful touch.