Spaghetti all'Amatriciana
12
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Mix up a classic tomato pasta using tuna, bacon, and chilli.
Ingredients
Olive oil
1 tbs
Red onion
1 medium, thinly sliced
Shortcut bacon
125 g, finely chopped
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Dried chilli flakes
½ tsp
Canned diced tomatoes
400 g
Tuna, canned in springwater, drained
135 g, (185g can)
Dry pasta
300 g, (thin spaghetti)
Shaved parmesan cheese
¼ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a deep non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and bacon and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion is softened. Add garlic and chilli and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add tomatoes and ½ cup (125ml) cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until sauce is thickened slightly. Stir in tuna.
2
Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet instructions, or until just tender. Drain. Return pasta to pan. Add tuna sauce to pasta and toss to combine. Serve pasta sprinkled with parmesan.
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