When you need dinner on the double, look no further than clever spaghetti with tuna balls – ready in just 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 400g spaghetti
- 700ml btl passata (tomato pasta sauce)
- 125ml (1/2 cup) Massel vegetable liquid stock
- 200g crusty bread, crusts removed, torn
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 50g (2/3 cup) finely grated parmesan
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- 425g can tuna in oil, well drained
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh continental parsley
- 3 eggs
- Chopped fresh continental parsley, extra, to serve
Method
- Step 1Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain.
- Step 2Meanwhile, place the passata and stock in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer. Cover. Reduce heat to medium. Cook for 3 minutes or until heated through.
- Step 3While the sauce is cooking, process the bread, garlic, parmesan and lemon rind in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. Add the tuna, parsley and eggs, and process until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Roll tablespoonfuls of tuna mixture into balls.
- Step 4Add tuna balls to sauce. Cover and cook for 8 minutes or until tuna balls are cooked through. Divide pasta among serving dishes. Top with the tuna balls and extra parsley.
- Low sugar
Nutrition
3486 kj
Energy
22g
Fat Total
6g
Saturated Fat
8g
Fibre
49g
Protein
204mg
Cholesterol
1067.62mg
Sodium
9g
Carbs (sugar)
106g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
- Author: Leanne Kitchen
- Image credit: Rob Palmer
- Publication: Australian Good Taste
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