This meal is for those days when you want a fairly nutritious meal but don’t want to work too hard. If you’re really lazy, you could even heat up ready-made pasta sauce, throw in canned pasta, and your sauce is ready in 2 minutes.

The time to cook might look a bit long here, but it’s really about some initial work, and then letting it cook by itself.

Time taken: 20 min
Serves 4

Ingredients

350 gms/ 15 oz spaghetti
1 150gm/ 5oz can tuna in brine, drained
6 big or 8 medium tomatoes
1 onion
4-5 cloves of garlic
2 tsp dried parsley
½ cup fresh Italian basil leaves
½ cup dry white wine (optional)
2½ tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper

Method

Bring a large pot of water to boil.

Meanwhile, chop up the tomatoes and onion finely. (I like my sauce chunky. If you like it smooth, puree the tomatoes and onion separately)

Heat the oil in a skillet and add the garlic, and the onion after the garlic turns light brown.

Once the onions are light brown, add the tomatoes. Add the salt.

Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes, checking occasionally.

Once the water starts boiling, add the spaghetti and cook as per the directions on the pack. Drain.

Once the tomatoes are cooked and mushy, add the wine and allow it to simmer till the sauce is at the desired consistency.

Add the crumbled tuna. Stir and add the basil and parsley.

Remove from heat, serve on top of the spaghetti.