Recipe: Yummy Easy Tuna Carbonara

Easy Tuna Carbonara. Carbonara is a traditional Italian pasta dish that is made with cured pork, egg, and cheese. This recipe also includes tuna and red pepper for added flavor, texture, and color. Heat a wok or frying pan on high.

Tuna Carbonara has loads of healthy fats, protein and carbs. Top with fresh parsley and additional Parmesan cheese, with fresh pepper and enjoy. If you've got a little extra time, you can easily add a side salad like this Shaved Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad to start. You can have Easy Tuna Carbonara using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Easy Tuna Carbonara

1. It's 250 g of spaghetti pasta.
2. It's 1 of bulb medium garlic.
3. It's 2 of medium egg yolks.
4. You need 155 g of canned tuna flakes in oil.
5. It's of Cheddar cheese, grated.
6. It's leaves of Dried basil.
7. It's to taste of Salt,.
8. It's of Olive oil.

In a medium size saucepan, in a medium fire, melt the butter and saute onion and garlic until tender then add the sliced mushrooms. Stir fry the mushrooms until the sides are seared and a little brown. Italians call carbonara made with fish or seafood 'carbonara di mare'. This recipe for pasta with tuna carbonara is the simplest one I came across.

Easy Tuna Carbonara step by step

1. Cook the pasta as per instructions and set aside..
2. While the pasta is cooking, mix together 2 egg yolks with grated cheddar cheese. You can put in as much cheddar as preferred, but for this recipe, I used enough just to allow the yolks to coat them evenly..
3. Heat a wok or frying pan on high. Drizzle some olive oil..
4. One the oil is hot enough, saute the garlic until aromatic. If your pan is hot enough, you should hear the garlic sizzle as soon as you put them in..
5. Add your tuna flakes together with the oil. Saute well..
6. One the tuna is aromatic, add in your cheese and yolk mixture. Stir well..
7. You will notice that your mixture will become creamy and have a thick cream-like consistency..
8. Add in your cooked pasta and mixed well. Sprinkle with dried basil as desired..
9. Add in salt to taste..
10. Enjoy your pasta! :).

I loved the fact that even though it is so quick and easy to make, it tastes delicious. I'm dying to try some more complex carbonara di mare recipes, but this one was a good. Add DEL MONTE Carbonara Sauce and pasta broth. Super quick, easy and tasty Tuna Carbonara can be put together in minutes and mainly uses store cupboard ingredients. Use spaghetti, fettuccine, linguine or tagliatelle.