Name: Easy Tuna and Asparagus Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 bundle Asparagus; 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes; 1 Canned Tuna; 1 Dried Red Chill Pepper; 200g Pasta; 1-2 tsp Salt for boiling pasta; Pinch of Salt and Pepper; 1/2 cup Pasta Water

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This tuna and asparagus pasta is easy and quick. It's great recipe when you want to make a meal quickly for busy weekday dinners

Easy Tuna and Asparagus Pasta. It's just easy and tasty which takes only 15mins to cook. Perfect for busy weekday night meal.

A simple pasta recipe with delicious seasonal asparagus. You can make the sauce while boiling the pasta, stir them together at the end, then it only takes 15 minutes to serve.

Recommend this recipe for

Someone who wants to try a simple recipe with asparagus
Someone who wants to make pasta with asparagus
Someone who is looking for a simple pasta recipe

I like to utilize the taste of the ingredients as much as possible, so the ingredients and seasoning are very simple.

Canned tuna and tomato to add the umami element, let the pasta absorb the salt, and season with salt and pepper.

Let me go over the ingredients and how to make it. I hope you will like the recipe.

Asparagus is great for detox

Asparagus's season is early summer here in Japan. We can find the imported one from oversea all year around but always local produce food is the best.

It is said the nutritional effect of seasonal asparagus is comparable to that of an energy drink. It’s amazing power.

It's because it contains ingredients that are effective in promoting liver function and recovering from fatigue.

Spring is a detox season. During winter, your activity level is low and your metabolism falls, making it easier for waste products to accumulate in your body.

If you feel that you are not feeling well in early spring, it may be because of waste products. The liver works to decompose and purify the accumulated poison.

Eat asparagus, get all the poisons out, and have a healthy and active summer. That sounds great so i will introduce nice, flavorful pasta using plenty of asparagus.

📋 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients.

Olive Oil
Garlic
Dried Red Chill Pepper
Asparagus
Cherry Tomatoes
Canned Tuna
Pasta
Salt and Pepper

We use extra virgin olive oil.

We use oil-packed chunk tuna so drain the oil before using. If you don't mind including the oil, you can just put it all.

🔪Step by step instructions

Let's go over how to make it.

Cut ingredients　>> Slice garlic, cut cherry tomatoes in half, slice asparagus diagonally, remove seeds of dried red chili pepper and slice it
Boil pasta　>> Put water and salt in a pot and bring to a boil
Boil pasta　>> Put pasta in the pot and cook according to the package
Make a sauce　>> While pasta is cooking, put olive oil, garlic and dried chili pepper in a frying pan and cook on low heat

Make a sauce　>> Once you smell the aroma of garlic, add cherry tomatoes and canned tuna(drain the oil) and cook crushing the tomatoes by tong
Boil asparagus　>> Put asparagus to the pot two minute before the pasta is finished cooking
Stir　>> Transfer cooked pasta, asparagus and pasta water to the frying pan and stir and toss
Season　>> Adjust the taste with salt and pepper

Serve on a plate, and enjoy with your favorite topping such as grated cheese and pepper!

It's a bit spicy, so if you eat with children, try half the portion of chili pepper. If you like spicy food, you can double it.

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This recipe is so easy and quick, isn't it?

It only takes 15 mins to serve it. It would be great for lunch or dinner when you don't have much time.

I hope you will enjoy the recipe.

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