Pasta and Tomato Tuna Sauce with Garlic and Mint

Name: Pasta and Tomato Tuna Sauce with Garlic and Mint
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons, olive oil; 6 medium cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 tablespoons); , 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained; 1/2 cup, red wine (dry); 2 (6 ounce cans) solid white, tuna, drained well and chunks broken up with fingers; , table salt; 1 tablespoon, balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons, finely chopped fresh mint leaves or 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
Europe
Italian
Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans
Fish & Seafood
Pasta
Weeknight

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 15 minutes

Pasta and Tomato Tuna Sauce with Garlic and Mint

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