Pasta and Red Pepper Tuna Sauce with Anchovies, Garlic and Basil

Name: Pasta and Red Pepper Tuna Sauce with Anchovies, Garlic and Basil
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons, olive oil; 6 medium cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 tablespoons); 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 , anchovy fillets, minced; 1 cup, roasted red peppers, (7 ounce jar), cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, dry white wine; 2 (6 ounce cans) solid white, tuna, drained well and chunks broken up with fingers; , table salt; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh basil, or fresh chopped parsley; 1 pound, penne pasta or fusilli, cooked until al dente and drained, 1/4 cup pasta cooking water reserved; , Ground black pepper

Main Courses
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

Pasta and Red Pepper Tuna Sauce with Anchovies, Garlic and Basil

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