Pasta and Garlic-Lemon Tuna Sauce with Capers and Parsley

Name: Pasta and Garlic-Lemon Tuna Sauce with Capers and Parsley
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, olive oil; 6 medium cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 tablespoons); 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 3 tablespoons, capers, rinsed and drained; 1/2 cup, dry white wine; 2 (6 ounce cans) solid white, tuna, drained well and chunks broken up with fingers; , table salt; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh parsley leaves; 1 teaspoon, grated lemon zest; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces; 1 pound, penne pasta or fusilli, cooked until al dente and drained, 1/4 cup pasta cooking water reserved; , Ground black pepper

Main Courses
Europe
Italian
Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans
Fish & Seafood
Pasta
Quick

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2002

Follow these simple steps to transform canned tuna and a few other staples into a quick, highly flavored pasta dinner.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 20 minutes

Pasta and Garlic-Lemon Tuna Sauce with Capers and Parsley

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