Tantalize your taste buds with our delectable Spiral Macaroni with Tuna and Capers, a symphony of flavors that will leave you craving for more. Dive into a culinary journey where succulent tuna, briny capers, and aromatic herbs harmoniously blend with tender spiral macaroni, creating a dish that is both comforting and sophisticated. This versatile recipe offers variations to suit every palate, from a classic tuna salad filling to a creamy tuna sauce. Whether you prefer a simple yet satisfying meal or an elegant dinner party entrée, our Spiral Macaroni with Tuna and Capers will surely impress. Embark on this gastronomic adventure and discover the perfect balance of flavors in every bite.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
SPAGHETTI WITH TUNA AND CAPER SAUCE
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook pasta in a large pot of generously salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 1/2 cups pasta water; drain.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add tuna with its oil and garlic and cook, stirring a few times, until garlic is golden in spots, about 5 minutes. Stir in capers and pepper flakes and cook, 30 seconds. Add 1 cup reserved pasta water; bring to a simmer. Add cooked pasta and simmer, tossing a few times, until liquid is reduced to a sauce that coats pasta.
- Remove from heat and toss in lemon zest and juice, oil, and parsley; season with pepper. Add more pasta water, a few tablespoons at a time, until pasta is evenly coated. Serve, sprinkled with more pepper flakes.
SPAGHETTI WITH TUNA AND CAPERS
With a few simple ingredients, you can have a delicious meal! My husband came up with this recipe while we are on "stay at home" orders due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It was quick, easy, and delicious!
Provided by Kim's Cooking Now
Time 25m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until beginning to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add tuna with oil, capers, and crushed red pepper flakes; heat through.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water for 1 minute less than the package instructs, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the starchy pasta water.
- Add the cooked pasta to the pan and mix to combine. Add some of the pasta water and toss lightly until the pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, 1 to 2 more minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 698.4 calories, Carbohydrate 88.5 g, Cholesterol 37.5 mg, Fat 23.6 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 31.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 448.8 mg, Sugar 4.6 g
PASTA WITH TUNA & CAPERS
I like pasta, canned tuna in oil, and capers, this is an excellent dish. Note, this will not work with tuna packed in water, spring water, or brine; oil only, olive oil is preferred, but if only soybean oil packed is available (where I live in Thailand) use that and a splash of olive oil and the dish will be fine.
Provided by Lee Thayer
Categories Pasta
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Heat a pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook until tender. Drain.
- 2. While the pasta is cooking, drain the oil from the tuna into a large non stick pan, heat the oil on medium heat, when hot, add the onion and chili flakes, saute until the onion is translucent and tender.
- 3. Add the tuna, capers, and wine and stir together. Allow to come to a low boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5-7 minutes, add a touch more wine if the sauce is drying out. Season as desired with lemon pepper.
- 4. Add the cherry tomatoes and parsley and mix together. Cook for another minute.
- 5. When the pasta is ready, drain well, then add to the pan. Toss with the sauce.
- 6. Divide between two plates, sprinkle with lemon black pepper as desired. Enjoy.
PASTA WITH TUNA, TOMATOES, GARLIC, CAPERS, AND OLIVES
Steps:
- Cook pasta in large pot of rapidly boiling water until al dente or done to your liking.
- Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Place olive oil and the garlic in a large saute pan and turn heat to medium. Cook until the garlic is fragrant and lightly golden. Add capers, anchovies, olives, and tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes start to break down and become a sauce, about 8 minutes. Toss with cooked pasta. Add parsley and tuna and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
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.
PASTA WITH TUNA AND OLIVES
If you want to make a complete meal of this, you can add a green vegetable to the mix (see the variation below). I like to use fusilli because I like the way the tuna gets lodged in the twists of the corkscrews, but other types of pasta, such as penne or spaghetti, will be just fine.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Begin heating a large pot of water for the pasta. In a large pasta bowl, break up the tuna. Heat the olive oil in a small frying pan or saucepan over medium heat and add the garlic. Cook, stirring, just until fragrant, and remove from the heat. Add to the tuna. Add the parsley or basil, and mix together.
- Add the tomato sauce to the pan, heat through and season to taste with salt and add pepper and the red pepper flakes if using. Stir in the olives.
- When the water for the pasta comes to a boil, add a generous tablespoon of salt and the pasta. Cook al dente, until firm to the bite, following the cooking instructions on the package but checking the pasta a minute or two before the indicated time. Remove 2 tablespoons of the cooking water and mix with the tuna.
- When the pasta is al dente, drain and transfer to the bowl with the tuna. Add the tomato sauce with the olives, toss everything together, and serve. Pass the Parmesan at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 499, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 70 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 575 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams
TUNA-MACARONI CASSEROLE
I found this in a casserole cookbook circa 1964. I "tweaked" it some. My kids loved it. My daughter makes it for her family too. Serve with lightly sauteed veggies and coleslaw
Provided by pigtailone
Categories Tuna
Time 30m
Yield 5-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Sauté the onion lightly in hot fat.
- Gradually stir in the soup and the milk.
- Fold in the tuna, season to taste, and add half the cheese.
- Mix the macaroni and the tuna mixture, put in a greased casserole dish and top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake 10-15 minutes in the oven at 350ºF or until the cheese is melted and the casserole bubbly.
TUNA, CAPER & CHILLI SPAGHETTI
Throw together tuna, capers and rocket with garlic, chilli and spaghetti to make this easy and healthy supper. It takes just 25 minutes to make
Provided by Anna Glover
Categories Dinner, Supper
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook the spaghetti for 9-11 mins in a large pan of well-salted water until al dente.
- Heat the oil in a wide frying pan over a very low heat, and gently cook the garlic and chilli to infuse the oil. Remove from the heat if the garlic is turning past light golden, as this will make it bitter.
- Drain the pasta, keeping a cupful of the cooking water, and tip the spaghetti into the frying pan. Toss the pasta in the oil over a low heat, adding a little of the pasta water to emulsify into a sauce that coats the pasta, then fold in the capers, parsley, tuna and some seasoning. Don't stir too vigorously - you want to keep larger chunks of tuna. Toss the rocket and lemon juice through the spaghetti, and serve with extra chilli scattered over, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 409 calories, Fat 9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 57 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 23 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
TUNA MACARONI CASSEROLE
This is the only tuna mac recipe I have made for over 20+ years. If you like a tuna casserole then just make it! You'll be glad you did. I promise.
Provided by Pot Scrubber
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook and drain macaroni. If using the optional chopped celery, boil it with the pasta.
- In a bowl blend together the soup, milk, mayo, and dry mustard.
- Stir in cheese, tuna, and pimiento.
- Gently fold in macaroni/spaghetti and transfer into a 2 quart 8X8 inch casserole dish.
- Combine crumbs, butter, and paprika and sprinkle evenly on top.
- Bake uncovered at 350 for 30-35 minutes or so. When the crumbs are a pretty color and the juices are bubbling around the edges your casserole is done.
Tips:
- Use High-Quality Tuna: Opt for tuna packed in olive oil or water to ensure the best flavor and texture.
- Don't Overcook the Pasta: Cook the macaroni according to the package instructions to achieve the perfect al dente texture.
- Prepare the Sauce First: Make the sauce while the pasta is cooking to save time and ensure the flavors meld together.
- Use Fresh Ingredients: Fresh capers, parsley, and lemon zest add a vibrant flavor to the dish.
- Adjust Seasoning to Taste: Don't be afraid to adjust the salt, pepper, and lemon juice to suit your preferences.
- Serve Immediately: Serve the pasta as soon as it's ready to enjoy the best texture and flavors.
Conclusion:
Spiral macaroni with tuna and capers is a quick and easy pasta dish that's perfect for busy weeknights. The combination of tender macaroni, flavorful tuna, tangy capers, and a simple sauce creates a delicious and satisfying meal. With its minimal ingredients and straightforward preparation, this recipe is a great option for beginner cooks or those looking for a quick and tasty meal. Whether you're serving it as a main course or a side dish, this pasta dish is sure to be a hit. So, gather your ingredients and give this recipe a try!
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