Easy Canned Tuna Pasta
This Canned Tuna Pasta features tuna fish in a rich and creamy alfredo pasta sauce made with butter, heavy cream, milk, and parmesan. And it’s ready in under 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 4 oz uncooked pasta any long thin variety
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup milk whole
- 2-3 Tbsp parmesan cheese grated
- 1 5 oz can tuna in oil, oil drained and reserved
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp garlic chives chopped
- Lemon zest for garnishing
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add a generous pinch of salt, and cook the pasta according to package instructions.
- Five minutes before the pasta is cooked, add some of the reserved oil from the canned tuna, butter, and olive oil to a pan over medium heat. Once hot, add the garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the tuna and garlic chives, and heat through.
- Add 2 Tbsp of the pasta water to the sauce, drain the pasta and toss with the sauce.
- Season with salt & pepper to taste.
- Optional: serve pasta with extra grated parmesan cheese, garlic chives, and lemon zest.