Tuna Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 4 -5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup sweet pepper, red and yellow, chopped
• 1/2 cup black olives, chopped (i like kalamata)
• 1 (10 ounce) can tuna (just your normal can of tuna)
• 1 (14 ounce) jar tomato sauce (any old kind of spaghetti sauce)
• 2 teaspoons fresh basil, shredded
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cups wine
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (or however much you want, as to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute the onion in olive oil over medium heat until transluscent.
• 2 add in the garlic, peppers and olives, saute for 5 minutes.
• 3 add in tuna, then stir in the tomato sauce, herbs and wine *do not add salt to taste at this point*.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and leave sauce to reduce, stirring occasionally (takes around 30 minutes, depending on the heat level).
• 5 once sauce has reduced to the texture you prefer, add seasonings.
• 6 stir in freshly boiled pasta, incorporate thoroughly, and serve.
• 7 *i think if i had them, i would have added capers for another flavor dimension, but it's fine without.