Quick and Easy Tuna Pasta

With our crazy schedule this past few weeks, I can no longer afford to cook food that takes an hour or more to prepare. Rudel was also in no mood to wash the dishes. But after living on Kopitiam food for two straight weeks i couldn't take it anymore. I'm cooking!

And since we have no time to go to the grocery either i ransacked our pantry and found 1) chili corned tuna, 2) a can of chopped tomatoes and linguine. Hmmm... Tuna Pasta it is!

Side story: I've been on a hunt for canned tomatoes that isn't too sour. I've tried popular brands like Del Monte, Hunts, Heinz but all failed my taste test. Then i finally tried Cirio which i found in Fair Price Plus, Tampines. I've  never heard of this brand before but it said on the label that it was from Italy so it's worth a try i figured. 

It was indeed. It wasn't too sour and has a hint of natural sweetness of the tomatoes. Bingo!



I sautéed about a tsp. of garlic in a tsp of olive oil until lightly brown then added the tuna.  Finally, add the tomatoes then stir. Add about 1/4 cup of hot water (i reused the water from the pasta) and a some salt and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes and you're done. Easy peasy


Here's how it turned out. And oh I got to use some fresh basil from my mini garden (kilig!).