Heirloom Tomato Guajillo Pasta with Tuna

Is it strange I feel things have slowed down a bit since everyone went back to school? Maybe it’s because they’ve all left me (even little Hiro) and there are moments of silence during the day that this house hasn’t experienced since early May.

But Louisa will start swim lessons soon and we are leaving in a couple days for Michigan to take The Professor’s work to ArtPrize (!) and before I know it things will ramp up significantly. So its best to start stocking up on some pantry staples that can be thrown together last-minute-style for easy weeknight dinners.

This simple pasta is a riff on one of my favorites from Pati Jinich’s cookbook Pati’s Mexican Table. The list of ingredients are interesting but so very easy to pull off and as long as you stock dried guajillo chiles in your cupboard and grow heirloom tomatoes and Italian parsley in your backyard (as we all do) then you should already have everything you need to pull this off (in the time it takes to help a second grader with her math homework).

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Heirloom Tomato Guajillo Pasta Recipe with Tuna

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Recipe inspired by Pati Jinich

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Ingredients

• 1 pound linguine or spaghetti
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 7 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 3 dried guajillo chiles, rinsed, seeded, and finely chopped
• 2 (5 ounce) cans albacore tuna packed in olive oil
• 1 large heirloom tomato, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Once boiling add pasta and cook for 7-9 minutes or until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid and drain pasta.
2. Heat oil over medium heat in a large frying pan. Add garlic and guajillos and fry for 30 seconds to a minute, don't let burn. Add pasta and reserved cooking liquid and toss to coat. Season with salt then add tuna, tomatoes, and parsley. Toss to combine and serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 586Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 174mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 4gSugar: 4gProtein: 20g

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