Tuna Pasta Recipe

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:46:55 -0700

This is one of my go-to recipes for a quick lunch/dinner! Not traditional by any means. Recipe serves 2 pax.

Ingredients

Bring 2 litres of water to boil in a pot. When water boils, add 1 tablespoon of salt to the pot. Add pasta to the boiling salt water. At this point, turn down the heat to medium low, let pasta “soak” in the hot water for about 5 minutes. The pasta must be undercooked at this point.
While the pasta cooks, in a separate pan, on medium high heat, heat about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the white part of chopped green onion, stir until fragrant.
Stir in the tuna flakes to the pan. Add a pinch of salt. Add enough black pepper to sprinkle on top surface of the pan. Add about 1 teaspoon of sugar (this is the key!!). Stir to combine.
Once tuna is a little brown and fragrant, add the cherry tomatoes, olives, green part of green onions, and habanero. Stir and cook for about 2 minutes.
Add the juice of half a lemon to the pan. This will hydrate the content of the pan to prep for the pasta!
Once pasta is al dente, add the pasta to the pan to continue cooking it with the content of the pan. Stir in. Cook for another 3 minutes.
If the pan dries out, add pasta water / more lemon juice as needed.
Et voilà! Add more salt to taste. Serve and enjoy with a glass of Pinot Grigio.