PASTA WITH TUNA & TOMATO SAUCE

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This low fat, tasty pasta supper can be rustled up from tins and packets in the storecupboard

Provided by Good Food team

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp sugar
500g pkt pasta bows
100g can tuna, drained
handful of basil leaves, optional

Steps:

Heat the oil in a pan, throw in the onion and cook for a couple of minutes. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, chilli and sugar. Season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Give it a good stir, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions. Flake the tuna into the sauce and heat through. Drain the pasta, return to the pan and stir in the sauce and basil leaves if you have any. Serve with a generous grinding of pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 553 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 102 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 21 grams protein, Sodium 0.52 milligram of sodium