Summer Pasta

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 large tomatoes (not very ripe)
• 1 cup tuna in vegetable oil
• 1 cup of sliced black olives
• 1 cup artichoke heart, may do without if not available (in oil)
• grated romano cheese or parmigiano
• 3 garlic cloves
• olive oil
• 1 (450 g) box penne

Recipe

• 1 dice the tomatoes into little cubes about ½ inch in size or smaller. and place them in a bowl.
• 2 open the can of tuna remove the oil and place the tuna in the bowl with the diced tomatoes.
• 3 peel the cloves of garlic and also place them in the bowl with the tomatoes and the tuna.
• 4 add in the bowl also the black sliced olives and the artichoke hearts (they should also be diced).
• 5 add some olive oil to the mixture ( the quantity is up to you regarding your personal preference, however the olive oil should blend well with all the ingredients in the bowl). use good olive oil,.
• 6 let this mixture sit while you cook the pasta.
• 7 boil your water adding some salt if you prefer or not if you don’t use salt. let the pasta cook until it is “al denteâ€? which is usually 12 minutes. read directions of the package.
• 8 once the pasta is cooked strain it well and place the pasta in a large pasta bowl.
• 9 mix the ingredients with the pasta take care to mix it well.
• 10 place the pasta on plates ready to serve and only then must you put the romano cheese or the parmigiano cheese on the pasta.
• 11 your done enjoy a nice serving of pasta which is light and tastes great.
• 12 cicari says enjoy.