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Elegant tuna nicoise turns from salad into pasta with this easy recipe! Tuna nicoise pasta might be your new lunchtime favorite.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: French
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces baby potatoes, cut in halves or quarters
- 8 ounces fresh string beans, cut into 1–2 inch pieces
- 8 ounces short pasta (ziti, penne, campagnelle)
- 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 1 eight ounce jar of tuna packed in oil
- 1/4 cup capers (or olives!)
- 4 hardboiled eggs, cooled, peeled and cut in quarters
Instructions
- Cook potatoes in simmering water for 8 minutes. Add string beans and cook for another 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions in heavily salted water. Save 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain.
- Return pasta to pot and add 3 tablespoons of the tuna oil (supplement it with olive oil if you don’t have enough from the jar) and the mustard. Stir until combined.
- Add in the potatoes and string beans and gently stir.
- Add just enough pasta water to make a little light sauce.
- Break up the tuna into bite sized pieces and gently stir into the pasta mixture along with the capers.
- Divide among plates, garnish each plate with 4 egg quarters and serve!
Notes
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Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/tuna-nicoise-pasta/