Tuesday's Tomato & Tuna Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 anchovy fillets, rinsed (optional)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes or 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (only use if you omitted anchovies) (optional)
• 1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water, drained
• ground black pepper
• 3/4 lb pasta

Recipe

• 1 prepare pasta in boiling water and put aside.
• 2 heat oil in skillet over medium heat.
• 3 saute anchovies and garlic quickly, breaking up the anchovies.
• 4 add tomatoes, oregano, basil, (and salt, if using).
• 5 stir often until tomatoes are cooked down, about 15 minutes.
• 6 stir tuna into tomato sauce, break up with a fork.
• 7 season with pepper to taste.
• 8 toss over hot pasta.