All you need is canned tuna (packed in olive oil), garlic, extra virgin olive oil, chili pepper flakes, baby arugula, and pasta. You make a simple sauce with with olive oil, garlic, chili flakes, and tuna, and then toss it with the hot cooked pasta and greens. The arugula will wilt in the heat of the pasta. If you don’t have arugula, you can substitute fresh baby spinach to a similar effect. So easy! You can have dinner ready in just a minute longer than it takes to make the pasta.
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This recipe requires tuna canned in olive oil. Tuna canned in water just doesn’t work well with this recipe. If water canned tuna is your only option, drain it, and soak it in half a cup of good quality olive oil for an hour first. Add the tuna and shred it into fine flakes with a fork. Season with salt. Keep warm over low heat. Add the arugula and use tongs to toss together with the pasta and tuna. Add some of the hot reserved pasta water to help loosen the pasta. The arugula will wilt as you toss the pasta and tuna with it. Add more pasta water as needed.
