Pasta and Sicilian-Style Tuna Sauce with Raisins, Green Olives, and Basil | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Pasta and Sicilian-Style Tuna Sauce with Raisins, Green Olives, and Basil | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 6 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 tablespoons); 1/2 cup pitted green olives, slivered (about 15 large olives, or 2 ounces); 1/2 cup raisins (dark); 1/4 cup red wine (dry); 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 2 (6 ounce cans) solid white tuna, drained well and chunks broken up with fingers; table salt; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces; 1 pound penne pasta or fusilli, cooked until al dente and drained, 1/4 cup pasta cooking water reserved; Ground black pepper

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Follow these simple steps to transform canned tuna and a few other staples into a quick, highly flavored pasta dinner.

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Fish & Seafood
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Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
6 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 tablespoons)
1/2 cup pitted green olives, slivered (about 15 large olives, or 2 ounces)
1/2 cup raisins (dark)
1/4 cup red wine (dry)
5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 (6 ounce cans) solid white tuna, drained well and chunks broken up with fingers
table salt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces
1 pound penne pasta or fusilli, cooked until al dente and drained, 1/4 cup pasta cooking water reserved
Ground black pepper