All about that alliteration…
Okay so I actually did share this recipe for more than the alliteration in it’s title I promise! All of the ingredients used in this (minus the fresh parsley I imagine) can probably be found in the average kitchen: tuna, pasta, lemons, tomatoes and some form of bean. They come together to form this healthy-ish Mediterranean inspired pasta that can be whipped up in no more than 15 minutes. Basically it is the answer to any mid week cooking crisis when you have run out of food but cannot be bothered to run to the shop to pick anything up.
Go ahead and substitute out any ingredients that do not tickle your fancy or just ignore them all together. I always use recipes as inspiration or a template that you can bring your own ideas and requirements to so here are a few variations you may want to try:
- I am aware that some people hate both tuna and parsley so perhaps replace the tuna for some leftover chicken and the parsley with basil or dill.
- If you are vegetarian/ vegan this dish works perfectly well without tuna – maybe stir in some extra spinach or asparagus instead.
- If you are gluten intolerant then obviously just replace the pasta with a GF type or maybe use courgette or butternut squash noodles.
- I have suggested using butter beans in this recipe but any bean or pulse that you have lying around would do just as well.
Serves 2
Prep time – 5 minutes
Cooking time – 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 160 g spaghetti
- 120 g tuna, drained
- 3 large plum tomatoes, finely chopped
- 200 g butter beans, drained
- juice and zest of half a lemon
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large bunch of parsley leaves, finely sliced
- salt and pepper
Method
- Cook the spaghetti according to the packet instructions. I like my pasta al dente to I cooked it for 10 minutes in salted boiling water.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium sized frying pan and add the tuna, beans and tomatoes, stir until combined.
- Drain the spaghetti and stir that into the frying pan until combined. Squeeze/ zest the lemon and stir in with the parsley. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add a dash more olive oil if you think it needs it.
- Serve up and enjoy!
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Simple recipe that certainly looks delicious. Will try it one of these days.
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Thank you 🙂
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Sounds like really yummy spaghetti 😀
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ah thank you 🙂
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This looks delicious – thanks for the vegan note, as soon as I saw the picture in my WordPress Reader I was wondering how I could veganise it 🙂
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Ah thanks, I am pleased that was helpful!
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Looks really yummy 😋
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Thank you 🙂
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I love this simple dish. Perfect for a quick dinner or for a weekend picnic.
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Thank you! Yes definitely 🙂
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Looks yummy but I have a question. I’m in the US. Our lima beans here are smaller and greener than what I see in your photos. Are fava beans similar to what you have used in this recipe?
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Thanks Very Much! I think fava beans are the same as broad beans in which case they would work very nicely :).
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Great recipe, nice and easy!
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Thank you 🙂
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This looks so fresh and delicious 🙂
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Thanks very much 🙂
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What a delicious fresh dish, with a wonderful combination of flavours!
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Thanks very much! :))
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Simple. To the point. Crisp.
Well narrated.
Obviously, looks delicious too !!👌
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Ah thanks so much! Lovely words 🙂
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Pleasure to read it.. !!
Keep posting !!✌😎
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Delcious and quick. I will have to give it a try.
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thank you 🙂
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Looks yummy!
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I love this kind of recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you and you are very welcome!
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Reblogged this on maisysabredavid and commented:
Scrumptious your alliteration was better than my first attempt on the carrot dish. XX
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I like this dish
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I often cooked like a “chopped” contestant so this is a perfect recipe for me. Reminds me of a recipe I like that also uses tuna and lemon juice. Can’t wait to try it.
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Haha this does seem perfect then – I hope that you enjoy it! ☺
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Nice! I do a lot of deserts and not many main dishes! So seeing others do it is perfect!
xo Koraih
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Thank you! I am the opposite and am all about the mains and savoury!
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Hahaha, yep!
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Reblogged this on carabeda.
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