This Lemony Ahi Tuna and Olive Oil Pasta is simple and delicious! Fresh tuna is cooked and tossed with pasta and Parmesan in a light olive oil wine sauce.
While recently flipping through my Real Simple magazine I came across a recipe for Lemony Tuna Pasta. It called for canned tuna in oil, I was really not feeling that part of the recipe, although it would be great alternative in a pinch, and so I was looking for a way to make that recipe but with fresh tuna instead. This is what I came up with.
Gather all of your ingredients, and have them prepped and pre-measured.
I didn’t have much luck finding fresh tuna at my grocery store, so I substituted frozen. Sometimes purchasing frozen tuna or any fish for that matter can be, well, fishy! But I found the Full Circle brand vacuumed-seals their tuna and because of that fact alone I wasn’t the littlest bit worried about it not tasting superb.
Then bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl; add in the two cloves of garlic {pressed or minced}, the 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, olive oil and wine.
Then whisk until combined.
Next, slice a lemon. Remove any seeds just to be safe.
Then place a few of the slices down. Which brings me to the whole parchment paper thing. If you don’t have it… then just use foil. It got a little messy for me so I ended up double wrapping it in foil too. So do whatever you are comfortable with. Parchment or foil… doesn’t matter.
Next, lay the Ahi tuna on top of the lemon bed. Sprinkle with kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
Next, pour the winey-oil over top. Wrap up and place in a 375° oven for 15-20 minutes depending on how thick the tuna is. They are done when a toothpick glides in smoothly without meeting any resistance.
When 10 minutes have passed, drop in the pasta. Mine only needed to cook for seven minutes. I figured after the ten minute mark of the tuna being in the oven it was the perfect time to drop it in. Every so often, come back to the pot and stir.
Meanwhile, roughly chop up about a 1/4 cup of parsley.
And using a veggie peeler, shave some fresh parmesan cheese.
Then when the timer alarms, remove and carefully open the tuna from the top so the juices remain in the packet.
Next, remove the tuna and break it up into smaller pieces.
Then drain the pasta and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water.
Next, sprinkle in the minced fresh parsley.
Then toss in the tuna.
Next, combine the juices from the foil packet with some or all of the pasta water, and drizzle it over top.
Lastly, season with salt, a little black pepper, and toss with shaved Parmesan cheese.
Top with more cheese and serve. I could have plated some up and showed you what. it. would. look. like on a plate. yeah… it was all a blur after the first bite. Poof! The whole bowl was gone. Crazy.
Enjoy! And if you give this Lemony Ahi Tuna Olive Oil Pasta recipe a try, let me know by snapping a photo and tagging me on twitter or instagram!
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This Lemony Ahi Tuna and Olive Oil Pasta is simple and delicious! Fresh tuna is cooked and tossed with pasta and Parmesan in a light olive oil wine sauce. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
Lemony Ahi Tuna Olive Oil Pasta
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 477Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 652mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 40g
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I'm not normally a fish and pasta person – but this? I could do this. Well, let me rephrase, it's usually when shellfish is added to pasta that it loses me, but tuna – I could get behind this!! ~Megan
a) I always feel better when I see errors on other people's posts.
b) I've not noticed any on yours.
c) I think faster than I type, so I, uh, make mistakes.
d) THAT PASTA. OMG.
I want a big bowl of this now. Oh my!
Delish! I have never cooked fresh tuna and I should try! Your photos are beautiful!
Jo-Anna
Thanks Bev, I think that's my prob too! <3
Jo-Anna! You totally should! It doesn't even compare to the canned stuff! 🙂
Yummy yummy….I always hunt for pasta recipes…Thanks for this one….Bookmarked…
Wow! Everything in your pictures look extra clean and the vegetables always look very fresh. I love to visit your blog at least three times a week just to enjoy the pictures and of course the recipes 😉
Sounds so GOOD! Real Simple is pretty awesome, and what a great way to take something processed and make it fresh. Definitely going to try!
Oh, this looks fabulous! Love the lemony tuna and pasta combo 🙂
What a fabulous dish. May have to try this one out.
Yes yes yes. I will take 2 helpings please.
I don't usually like tuna in anything, but I think even I would like this! Thanks for sharing!
Pasta, tuna, yummy lemon-ness??!! Perfection. Beautiful job.
Completely scrumptious!
Ooh, yummy! Looks so light and fresh. I'm a big fan of fresh tuna as well! Great recipe 🙂
Never had fish with pasta but this looks really amazing!
We used to eat this all the time as kids & I loved it. Can't wait to make it again.
I could definitely dig in to this. Great pics!
I would totally make this–looks yummy!
Pinterest is totally going to raise the price of my dream house – way too many great ideas!
Great pasta here! Tuna isn't my favorite, but this looks wonderful.
Hi, I'm Stephanie and I am also addicted to Pinterest. And this pasta looks amazingly good!
WE all those times/days/seasons in our lives. No worries! You are human. This looks beautiful!
Brooke
Love this combination of flavors. Sounds and looks so good. btw…I don't even notice errors on your posts…maybe because I'm reading them late after a very long day at work too!
This is on my menu for Sunday after church! No kids this Sunday, so the leftover wine won't be going to waste! I have been waiting all week to try this one out!
Also on the list this week, compliments of yoooou of course, cuke and sour cream dill salad, and barbeque pizza! Also, I have some mason jars to fill with home made buttermilk ranch and barbeque sauce! Thank you for
Lol, how great it would be to have that pinterest dream kitchen… swoon!
This pasta dish sounds perfect on multiple levels. A – no onions so Handsome would be elated and b – he loves himself some carbs. The tuna would be my win for the dish 🙂
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Loved it! I used last night’s cheese tortolini instead of fettuccine but the tuna, lemon & sauce was superb.