Jan's Pasta-N-Peas with Tuna and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

This is a fresh and modern take on two recipes from my Italian mother-in-law. Fresh peas in place of canned, sun dried tomatoes in place of heavy tomato sauce and Bumble Bee® Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water replacing tuna in oil. This is a fast and flavorful meal to put together with just a few shelf stable ingredients.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 309 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) package frozen peas
• 1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta, cooked and kept warm
• 2 (5 ounce) cans Bumble Bee® Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water, undrained
• 8 ounces fresh peas, rinsed
• 1 pinch Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
• 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese for topping
• 0.5 cup julienne cut sun-dried tomatoes with herbs, drained, oil reserved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the oil from the sun dried tomatoes in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add in onions and garlic. Cook over medium heat until onions begin to turn translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the broth to the onions and bring to a simmer.

Step 2

Stir in the peas and the sun dried tomatoes. Cook for another 3 minutes. Peas should remain crisp so be careful not to over cook.

Step 3

Stir in undrained tuna and heat through. Be careful not to break up too many large pieces of the tuna while stirring. Cook about 2-3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste and crushed red pepper if desired.

Step 4

Serve immediately over hot pasta. Garnish with parsley and top with grated Parmesan cheese.