Try This Fail-safe Creamy Tuna Pesto Pasta Recipe

Craving pasta but not in the mood for red sauce? No sweat. Keep this handy dandy creamy Tuna Pesto Pasta recipe on standby for when cravings hit, or if you want a fail-safe pasta party dish that’s big on flavor and nutritional value! Between the basil leaves-and-pine nuts sauce combo and juicy tuna (we love a protein fix!), you can’t go wrong with our recipe.

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Tips

It doesn’t take much to elevate this dish. To make your creamy Tuna Pesto Pasta even creamier, top your preparation with a poached egg, let the egg break, and mix it all on your plate while your pasta is still hot. The yolk will not only make this Tuna Pesto Pasta recipe richer; it will add healthy fat content to your meal, too!

40 min.
4 People
Easy

Ingredients

200 g spaghetti noodles, uncoooked
8 tbsp olive oil
5 pcs garlic cloves, minced
1 pc white onion, thinly sliced
1 cup canned button mushrooms, drained and sliced
2 cans tuna in oil
1 pc Knorr Chicken Cube
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
4 tbsp pine nuts
2 cups fresh basil leaves
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Method

Pesto Sauce

Combine fresh basil leaves and pine nuts with 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 2 tsp minced garlic, and ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese in a food processor or blender.
Secure. Mix until a thick paste is formed.
Transfer to a container, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside for later.

Pasta Proper

Cook pasta according to package directions. Set aside.
Heat olive oil in a pan, then sauté garlic and onions until softened.
Add mushrooms and sauté for 3 minutes.
Add tuna (no need to drain), Knorr Chicken Cube, basil pesto sauce and ¼ tsp of pepper. Mix well.
Toss in cooked pasta. Make sure pasta is evenly coated with pesto sauce.
Sprinkle ¼ cup Parmesan cheese over pasta before serving.

For World Pasta Day and beyond — because good food is always worth celebrating. Our creamy Tuna Pesto Pasta recipe will soon become an all-time fave in your household. Let us know when that happens!