Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tuna steak pasta with creamy pesto sauce. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tuna steak pasta with creamy pesto sauce is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Tuna steak pasta with creamy pesto sauce is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
This Pesto Pasta with Tuna is so simple yet so tasty! It is one great way to use canned tuna and turn it into a delectable meal in no time at all. The thicker or larger shapes do better with richer or more robust sauces.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook tuna steak pasta with creamy pesto sauce using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tuna steak pasta with creamy pesto sauce:
- Make ready 2-4 tuna steaks
- Take 250 g pappardelle (or tagliatelle) pasta
- Make ready 200 ml cooking cream
- Prepare 1/4 cup pine nuts, plus some extra for serving
- Prepare 1 cup fresh basil
- Get 3 tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1 cup parmesan cheese (finely grated)
- Get 3 garlic cloves
- Take Juice of 1 lime
- Prepare 1 tbsp cornflour (for thickening the sauce)
- Make ready to taste Salt and pepper
Drain pasta and place in a serving bowl. Pour pesto cream over the top. Add diced tomatoes and toss quickly. The tomatoes will be warmed by the hot pasta noodles and the cream sauce, and they'll keep their shape because they're not getting cooked to.
Instructions to make Tuna steak pasta with creamy pesto sauce:
- In a blender add the cooking cream, 2 tbsp of olive oil, pine nuts, basil, parmesan, crushed garlic cloves and lime juice. Blend on a medium speed until smooth.
- Heat the sauce in a pan with the cornflour over a medium heat, until slightly thicker. Stir consistently to avoid any lumps forming. (For best results make the night before and store in the fridge).
- Next boil water with salt and add the pasta. Cook for around 4 minutes.
- Heat the rest of the oil in a frying pan on a high heat.
- Season the tunas steaks with pepper on both sides.
- Once the pan is hot add the steaks and turn the heat down to a medium temperature.
- Cooked the tuna steaks for 1-2 minutes on each side depending on their thickness and how well you would like them cooked. You can watch the sides of the steak turn white to see how far they have cooked. Becareful not to dry the steak out, they can easily become dry.
- Now roast the extra pine nuts in the pan for a couple of minutes until browned.
- Serve the steaks over the pasta and heated sauce. Sprinkle the pine nuts on top and garnish with fresh basil.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
The Best Creamy Tuna Pasta Recipes on Yummly Pasta With Tuna And Pistachio Sauce, Tuna Fettuccine, Tuna Noodle Casserole. Make this creamy pesto pasta for your family tonight. Kids eat anything as long as there is cheese on top, right? Any cream sauce with pasta is A+ in my book.
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