Easy Tuna Puttanesca Spaghetti
Spaghetti is tossed with tuna, anchovies, tomatoes, capers, and Kalamata olives in a bold, savory sauce finished with fresh Italian herbs.
Ingredients
- ½ lb Spaghetti pasta cooked according to package direction reserving 2 cups of the water before draining
- 1 small chopped onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 4 anchovy fillets
- 2 cans albacore tuna in olive oil
- ½ cup capers
- 1 cup chopped kalamata olives
- 15 oz can chopped tomatoes
- 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1 cup reserved pasta water
- 1 tbsp each chopped Italian parsley, basil, thyme and red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp each olive oil and butter
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions reserving 1 cup pasta water
- Mean while prepare your sauce by heating oil and butter in a large deep saute pan, add onion and garlic, cook until tender and just begining to brown
- Add the anchovy fillets stir until anchovies disintegrate, then add both cans of tomatoes not drained and reserved pasta water.
- Simmer covered for 20 minutes, add the Tuna, olives, spinach, capers, red pepper flecks and herbs, simmer 10 minutes longer
- Always salt and pepper to taste
- Toss with the drained spaghetti pasta