Pesto penne with tuna recipe

Pesto penne with tuna

PREP TIME

5 min

TOTAL TIME

15 min

Makes

4 Servings

Roberto Caruso

Ingredients

450-g pkg penne pasta
2 170-g cans chunk light tuna , in a vegetable broth and oil (do not drain)
1/2 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes
2/3 cup pesto

Instructions

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water, following package directions but omitting salt, until al dente, 7 to 8 min.
Drain pasta and return to pot. Stir in tuna with broth and oil, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto until combined. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
594,
Protein
32 g,
Carbohydrates
74 g,
Fat
19 g,
Fibre
5 g,
Sodium
707 mg.

Wine Pairings

When pondering a wine-pairing dilemma, take a note from the experts and grab the bubbly! Sparkling wines are terrifically versatile – and dry sparking rosés never lead a girl wrong. Here, strawberry and citrus bubbles offer lift to Pesto Penne with Tuna.
Yellow Tail Bubbles Rosé, Australia, $14.

This quick meal sacrifices only minutes but not taste. It takes only four ingredients-tuna, pesto, sundried tomatoes and penne-and voila! A fuss-free meal ready to serve in minutes.

Reader Tested:

“This is impossibly easy. It tastes like I spent an hour cooking it – or like it came from an Italian restaurant! I’m adding it to my favourite recipes.”
Nataly Héroux, Montreal