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creamy tuna pasta with peas and parmesan

Creamy Tuna Pasta with Peas

This creamy tuna pasta with peas tosses pasta with canned tuna, softened onion and frozen peas. Cream and Parmesan cheese simmer into a simple sauce, with parsley on top.

Flake the tuna gently so it stays in pieces. Everything except the pasta cooks in one skillet.

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1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook 8 oz pasta until al dente, 8-10 minutes. Drain and set aside. 2. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in skillet over medium heat until shimmering. 3. Add 1 small minced onion. Cook 3-4 minutes until translucent. 4. Add 6 oz canned tuna, drained and gently flaked. Stir 2 minutes until heated through. 5. Add 0.5 cup frozen peas. Cook 2 minutes until peas are heated. 6. Stir in 0.5 cup cream and 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese. Simmer gently 2 minutes until sauce thickens and coats spoon. 7. Add pasta to skillet. Toss to combine and warm through. 8. Finish with 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley sprinkled over pasta.

  • Pasta

  • Tuna

  • Onion

  • Frozen peas

  • Cream

  • Parmesan cheese

  • Parsley

  • Olive oil

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The recipe

Ingredients

  • 8 oz pasta
  • 6 oz tuna
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 0.5 cup frozen peas
  • 0.5 cup cream
  • 0.25 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook 8 oz pasta until al dente, 8-10 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in skillet over medium heat until shimmering.

3. Add 1 small minced onion. Cook 3-4 minutes until translucent.

4. Add 6 oz canned tuna, drained and gently flaked. Stir 2 minutes until heated through.

5. Add 0.5 cup frozen peas. Cook 2 minutes until peas are heated.

6. Stir in 0.5 cup cream and 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese. Simmer gently 2 minutes until sauce thickens and coats spoon.

7. Add pasta to skillet. Toss to combine and warm through.

8. Finish with 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley sprinkled over pasta.

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