Easy Tuna Ragu [Keto and Whole 30 Friendly]
Calories 210kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup onions (finely diced)
- 1/2 cup bell pepper (finely diced)
- 1 garlic cloves (finely diced)
- 24 ounces albacore (finely diced)
- 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes
- 16 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 5 fresh basil leaves (finely diced)
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- fresh parsley (finely diced)
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and peppers and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until softened.
- Add garlic then cook for further 2-3 minutes.
- Add tuna, tomatoes, bay leaf and oregano; mix to combine.
- Taste and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle chopped parsley, if desired.
- Serve the ragu on zoddles or regular pasta.
- For Zucchini Zoddles: Use a spiral slicer to cut the zucchini lengthwise into long, thin noodles.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, heat ½ tablespoon olive oil.
- Add the zucchini.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook, tossing gently with tongs until the noodles are crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove the zucchini noodles from the skillet; keep warm.
- If the zucchini noodles release too much water you can drain into a colander and pat dry.
- Recipe Notes If you don't have sea salt use kosher salt.
- Leftovers will keep refrigerated for 5 days or can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- This recipe can be adapted for Whole 30 diet:
- Do not add the butter.
- Use only olive oil.
- Use crushed tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, make sure they don't have any sugar added.
- If you are following the Keto Diet and want to make this recipe more creamy and luscious add ½ cup of heavy cream after the ragu is simmering for 10 minutes.
- For more tips and tricks make sure to check out my suggestions in the post (above).
Originally posted 2019-02-20 18:49:55.
