Easy Tuna and Green Bean Pasta Recipe
I love this easy green bean pasta recipe because it’s so quick and easy to prepare.
Equipment
- 1 Large pot or Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 200 grams dried penne pasta (2 heaping cups)
- 200 grams fresh green beans (2 scant cups)
- 1/2 bunch fresh parsley
- 1 can tuna
- 1 lemon (zest)
- 1/2 lemon (juice)
- 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 2 cloves garlic
- 200 ml marinara sauce (2/3 cup)
- 125 ml sour cream (1/2 cup)
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes (to taste)
- 1 tbsp salt (for pasta cooking water)
Instructions
- Bring 3 litres of water to a boil in a large pot or Dutch oven and season with 1 tablespoon of salt.
- Cook the pasta. Set your timer for 3 minutes shy of what the package says is the cooking time.
- While the pasta cooks, prepare your fresh green beans by removing the stem end and cutting them into 1-inch lengths. Set the green beans aside.
- Zest the lemon and set it aside, and open and drain the can of tuna.
- 3 minutes before the pasta finishes cooking, add the trimmed green beans to the pot and allow to cook for the remaining minutes.
- Drain the pasta and the green beans through a strainer and set aside. Save some of the pasta water in case you need it for the sauce.
- Return the pot to the stove and add the olive oil.
- Grate in the garlic, then immediately add the tuna so the garlic doesn’t burn
- Add the tomato sauce and the sour cream, then add the pasta and green beans and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle in the parsley, the lemon zest, and the juice of half the lemon, and stir.
- Finish with a squeeze of additional lemon juice, some shredded parmesan cheese, and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes (optional).
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Nutrition
Serving: 225gCalories: 767kcalCarbohydrates: 82.7gProtein: 41.9gFat: 30.5gSaturated Fat: 10.3gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 565mgPotassium: 1380mgFiber: 7.9gSugar: 11.3gCalcium: 212mgIron: 9mg
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