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spaghetti with tuna and peppers

Ingredients - Serves 4

Method
500g spaghetti
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
300g fresh tuna fillet, cut into cubes
40g pine nuts
1 chilli pepper or chilli powder, optional
extra virgin olive oil
salt and freshly ground pepper

Clean and deseed the peppers and cut very finely.

In a frying pan, heat 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and fry the peppers and pine nuts until soft and golden, for about 3 minutes. Add the tuna, season with salt and freshly ground pepper and continue cooking for another 2 minutes. Add the chopped chilli pepper or the chilli powder, if using and remove from the heat.

In a large pot bring salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain and add to the frying pan with the vegetables and fish and cook for 1 minute to heat through. Serve at once.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes