This pasta dish comes together in minutes with simple items from the pantry and fridge. It's a nourishing, super tasty answer to “what's for dinner?”
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled, smashed and mashed to a paste with a pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon vegetable broth
- 1 lemon, zested, plus 1 teaspoon juice
- 1/2 pound pasta of your choice (fettuccine, trenette or penne)
- 1/2 pound spinach
- 8 ounces tuna in olive oil (high-quality, sustainably-caught), removed from oil and broken into large chunks
- 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
- sea salt, to taste
- red pepper flakes, to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together the garlic, olive oil, vegetable broth and lemon juice. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and add pasta. Three minutes before pasta is done, add the spinach. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water before straining.
- Toss the pasta gently with the sauce, lemon zest, tuna and capers. Add pasta water tablespoon by tablespoon, if needed. Season to taste with salt and red pepper flakes.
Servings: 4
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