The second recipe which Minoo demonstrated at the Gilmore Park Church Community Kitchen was a pasta dish.  It is a fast, easy and fresh tasting pasta.  It is made with canned tuna which is usually a pantry item and freshen up with some fresh sweet tomatoes.

This fast and easy Fettuccini with Tuna and Fresh Toamatoes dish is perfect for a family meal on a busy evening.

Ingredients

• 375g fettuccine or other long pasta
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon each, dried basil and thyme
• pinch of hot pepper flakes (or to taste)
• salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• grated zest of 1 lemon
• 2 cans light tuna (look for Italian tuna packed in olive oil for a more intense flavour tuna); you may replace tuna with 125g chopped smoked salmon and add 1 teaspoon crushed pink or green peppercorns with the garlic or 2 tablespoons drained capers
• 4 small plum tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 cup whole or chopped black or green olives (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

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