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Fresh and Fit Recipe of the Week!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Maine chapter.

Healthy Italian!
Everyone loves Italian food, but most recipes are packed with tons of carbs and fats. So, we are ready to share with all of you one of our favorite healthy Italian dishes!


Linguine with Tuna Puttanesca

 
Total Time: 27 minutes
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients:
Kosher Salt
12 ounces linguine
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
¼ cup roughly chopped Kalamata olives
1 28-ounce can San Marzano plum tomatoes
4 basil leaves, torn, plus more for garnish
1 5-ounce can albacore tuna, packed in olive oil
Freshly grounded pepper 



Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook until al dente.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until slightly toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the capers and olives and fry 2 more minutes. Crush the tomatoes into the skillet with your hands and reserve the juices. Cook until the tomatoes are slightly dry, about 2 minutes. Add the reserved tomato juices, the basil, and salt to taste and cook until the sauce thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tuna with its oil, breaking it up with a fork, and season with salt.
 
Drain the pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water, and return it to the pot. Add the sauce and the reserved cooking water and toss. Season with pepper and garnish with more basil.
 

Recipe credit to foodnetwork.com