Penne with Tuna, Plum Tomatoes, and Black Olives
Recipe created by Judith Jones
Oprah.com | September 17, 2009
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Ingredients
- Salt
- 3 ounces penne (or fusilli or shell pasta)
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small onion or fat shallot, thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 clove garlic , peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 large, ripe plum tomatoes (about 7 ounces), cut into rough chunks
- 1 Tbsp. white wine
- 2 1/2 to 3 ounces canned tuna in olive oil
- 10 Italian or Greek black olives, pitted and quartered
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Preparation
Step 1
Bring a large pot of water with 1/2 tablespoon salt to a boil. Drop in pasta; stir it around.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat; sauté onion or shallot 3 to 4 minutes, until limp. Add garlic and tomatoes and sauté for another minute. Splash in wine and cook down, about 4 minutes. Break up tuna, dropping chunky flakes into the pan. Stir in olives. Add at least 1/4 cup pasta water to the sauce. When pasta is al dente (taste to be sure), use a big strainer-like spoon to transfer it to the pan. Stir to combine, and cook for a minute. Add salt to taste if needed and more pasta water if sauce is too dry. Spoon pasta with sauce into a bowl, and scatter parsley on top.