Monday, June 14, 2010

Rigatoni with Tuna and Sun Dried Tomatoes

Ooooh....this dinner was SO yummy!  I am not a big fan of tuna in main dishes but, seriously, wow!  It is adapted from a Pampered Chef recipe I found and you know what the best part is?  It takes 25 minutes from start to finish to make this recipe.  Yep, that's right, less than 30 minutes.  You are going to love this one.

1 16oz. box Rigatoni
1/2-3/4 C. Parmesan Cheese grated
3/4 C. Oil Packed Sun Dried Tomatoes
2 T. Dried Parsley
5 T. Olive Oil
4 Garlic Cloves, pressed
Generous 1/2 tsp. Red Pepper flakes
2 Cans Tuna, drained
Salt

Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions and drain.  While pasta is cooking grate the cheese, drain the tuna and chop the tomatoes pretty small.  Heat oil in a skillet and add garlic and red pepper flakes.  Cook 1-2 minutes on medium heat.  Don't burn the garlic!  Stir in the tuna and tomatoes and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.  Add cooked pasta, 1/2 of the cheese, parsley and salt to taste to the skillet.  Mix well to coat pasta.  Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese and additional parsley if desired.  Serve immediately or pasta will be dry.

2 comments:

Barb said...

Andrea made this dish while I was visiting when she had that cute baby.
It was easy and tasted great! A good way to use tuna in a recipe that wasn't the traditional tuna casserole.

Tilby Photography said...

I just made this for dinner, yum! My 3 year-old said "these noodles are delicious!" Definitely the best canned tuna dish I have ever had, I think sauteing the tuna took away the "canned" taste. I used leftover shell noodles and they worked great, thanks for posting this!