Name: Tuna pesto pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 625 gram spinach and ricotta agnolotti; 2 lemons; 425 gram tuna in olive oil; 150 gram fresh chunky basil pesto; mixed salad, to serve

Tuna pesto pasta

Use any filled pasta variety such as tortellini or ravioli for this healthy tuna pesto pasta. A side salad and lemon wedges compelte the meal.

Serves 4

Prep

Cook

10M

Total

15M

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Ingredients

625 gram spinach and ricotta agnolotti

2 lemons

425 gram tuna in olive oil

150 gram fresh chunky basil pesto

mixed salad, to serve

Method

1.Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 6 minutes or until tender. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid; return pasta to pan.

2.Meanwhile, finely grate zest of 1 lemon, then juice. Cut remaining lemon into wedges.

3.Add lemon zest and juice, tuna and oil from can and pesto to pasta in pan; toss gently to combine. Add a little reserved cooking liquid to lighten mixture. Season. Serve with salad and lemon wedges.

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