Penne Rigate with tuna & capsicum

This is an easy napoletana pasta that will transport you to Italy by using common pantry ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 350g Barilla Penne Rigate

  • 1 tbsp Barilla Napoletana sauce

  • 0.5 red onion

    thickly sliced

  • 1 clove garlic

    crushed

  • 1 tsp fresh red chilli

  • 0.75 yellow capsicum

    cut 1 cm cube

  • 2 small cans tuna in olive oil

  • 1 ripe truss tomatoes on the vine

    quartered

  • 8 leaves basil

    chopped

  • Extra Virgin Olive oil

  • Rock salt

    for pasta water

  • Sea salt and pepper

    to taste

Equipment

  • 1 large fry pan
  • 1 large pot

Instructions

  1. In a large fry pan, cook onion and garlic in a little oil.
  2. Once golden, add chilli, capsicum and cook for few minutes.
  3. Add one can of tuna with Barilla Napoletana sauce and bring to a simmer.
  4. Add Barilla Penne Rigate to plenty of salted boiling water (7g to a litre of water) and cook according to the instructions on the box.
  5. Drain the pasta two minutes before the suggested cooking time and toss it together with the sauce and fresh tomatoes.
  6. Add the extra tuna and the chopped basil and serve with a drizzle of Extra Virgin Olive oil.

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