Buffet Farfalle With Tuna And Tomatoes Recipes

MINI FARFALLE WITH CHERRY TOMATOES, BASIL AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil.
• Add oil and onions to a medium saute pan and heat over medium-high heat. Saute for 3 minutes or until onions are soft.
• Add cherry tomatoes to skillet. Saute tomatoes for another 3 minutes until skins are blistered and flesh is heated through; season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook Piccolini® Mini Farfalle according to directions on the package.
• Remove sauce from heat, puree 1/3 of sauce in a blender on high, for 2 minutes. Return the puree to saute pan.
• Drain and toss pasta with sauce. Finish with basil and mozzarella cheese.
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TUNA AND FARFALLE PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Bring saucepan of salted water to boil. Pour oil in large skillet; place over medium heat. Add garlic and onions; saute until onions are translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente, about 11 minutes. Add tomatoes, juice, capers, rosemary, and olives to onions; add salt and pepper to taste. Raise the heat to medium high, and cook until tomatoes are heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain pasta; transfer to large serving bowl. Add sauce, tuna, and parsley; toss gently to combine.

FUSILLI WITH TUNA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the tomato sauce, tuna, capers, and lemon peel in a heavy large skillet. Using a fork, break the tuna into chunks. Simmer to blend the flavors, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Add the pasta to the sauce and toss to coat. Toss the pasta with enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Stir in the parsley and serve.
• In a large casserole pot, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and simmer covered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and check for seasoning. If sauce still tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time to round out the flavors.
• Add half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
• If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.

YELLOW FIN TUNA FARFALLE

Steps:

• Heat saute pan over high heat, add oil. Lightly dredge tuna in lemon pepper. Pan sear quickly, about 1 minute each side. Finish in 375-degree oven to desired doneness, best served rare or medium rare.
• Remove tuna from the pan to a warm plate. Add garlic, basil, and wine to pan, reduce 30 seconds. Add cream and Parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, farfalle pasta, cook 2 to 3 minutes until pasta is hot.
• Put faralle on plate or pasta bowl and placed seared tuna on top. Sprinkle with feta and garnish with blanched broccoli florets, and diced tomato.

FARFALLE WITH TUNA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• Drain and flake the tuna. Heat a 2 Tbsp. oil in a skillet and add the garlic. When it starts to sizzle, add the flaked tuna. Stir to combine. Ass 1/2 cup wine and bring to a boil. Add the frozen peas and salt. Let simmer while the pasta cooks. Drain the pasta and transfer directly to the sauce. Mix to combine well and allow the flavors to meld. Season with pepper and serve immediately, sprinkled with a little fresh parsley.

QUICK TUNA-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell for each. Invert tomatoes onto paper towels to drain. , In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, celery salt, dill and pepper. Stir in the tuna, celery and cashews if desired. Spoon into tomato shells.

FARFALLE WITH TUNA, TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a in large saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add anchovies and reserved anchovy oil. Using fork, mash anchovies to coarse paste in skillet. Add tomatoes, Kalamata olives and basil and bring sauce to simmer.
• Drain pasta thoroughly. Mix pasta and tuna with its water into sauce. Toss to heat pasta through, breaking up tuna into large pieces with fork, about 3 minutes. Season pasta with salt and pepper and serve immediately.