Best Penne Pasta A La Tuna And Peas Recipes

PENNE PASTA A LA TUNA AND PEAS

Steps:

• Boil 4 quarts ofwater in large pot. Add salt to water. When boiling add pasta. For last two minutes of cooking, add frozen peas and cook until Al Dente. Drain in collander under cold water to stop cooking process. Meanwhile add olive oil to saute pot. When hot add diced onions until soft. Add Bertolli Marinara Sauce, garlic , tuna, salt and pepper to taste. Saute on low flame for 20 minutes for flavors to blend. To serve mix marinara sauce to pasta and peas and enjoy.

PENNE WITH TUNA AND PEAS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to boil for cooking the penne.
• Mince garlic and sauté in hot oil in a nonstick skillet for about 30 seconds. Add hot pepper flakes and sauté for 15 seconds.
• Add wine and cook quickly to reduce by half.
• Add tomatoes and tomato paste; reduce heat and simmer gently.
• When water boils, add penne and cook according to package directions.
• Cut tuna into bite-size chunks. Add to tomato sauce with peas. Cook 5 minutes, until tuna is cooked.
• When penne is cooked, drain and serve with the tuna-pea sauce.

PENNE WITH FENNEL AND TUNA

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring 3 quarts of unsalted water to a boil. Add fennel, bring water back to a boil, and cook for 3 minutes. Remove fennel with a slotted spoon, and reserve cooking liquid in pot.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet until hot but not smoking. Add onion, and saute it for one minute. Then add garlic and cook for 10 seconds. Add the drained fennel, the tuna (crumbled into one-inch pieces) with its juices, parsley, pepper and salt. Combine well, and transfer mixture to a bowl large enough to hold the cooked pasta.
• Bring fennel cooking liquid back to a boil, and add pasta. Return liquid to a boil, and continue to boil pasta for about 8 minutes, or until of desired tenderness.
• Add 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking liquid to tuna and fennel mixture. Drain pasta, and add it to the bowl. Toss well and serve.

PENNE WITH TUNA, BASIL, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Bring a 4-quart pasta pot three fourths full with salted water to a boil for penne. Mince garlic. Finely grate enough lemon zest to measure 1 tablespoon and squeeze 1 teaspoon juice. Cut basil into thin strips. In a large bowl toss together garlic, zest, juice, basil, and tuna with oil from can.
• Boil penne until al dente and drain in a colander. Add penne to bowl and toss with salt and pepper to taste.

PENNE WITH PEAS, PEA GREENS AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Begin heating a large pot of water for the pasta. Meanwhile, steam the peas over an inch of boiling water for 4 minutes, until just tender. Transfer to a bowl. Add the pea shoots to the steamer and steam 2 minutes, until just wilted. Remove from the heat and allow to cool until you can handle them. Do not discard the steaming water; pour it into a measuring cup. Squeeze out excess water from the pea greens and chop medium-fine. You should have about 1 cup chopped leaves and tender stems.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet and add the chopped spring onion or scallions. Cook, stirring, until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the pea shoots and stir together for about a minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the peas, tarragon and parsley and about 1/4 cup of the steaming water and heat through.
• When the water in the pot comes to a boil, salt generously and add the pasta. Cook al dente, using the timing instructions on the package as a guide but checking the pasta a minute before the time indicated is up. When the pasta is ready, using a ladle transfer 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water to the pan with the peas and pea shoots. Drain the pasta and toss at once with the vegetables and Parmesan. Serve hot.

TOMATO BASIL PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat. Cook pasta in boiling water until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
• Heat basil and olive oils in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook garlic in oil until soft. Add tomatoes, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in pepperjack, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. When cheese begins to melt, mix in cooked penne pasta. Season with fresh basil.