Spicy tuna pantry pasta from Good Things - Recipes and Rituals to Share with the People You Love (page 177) by Samin Nosrat

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  • AtuG on May 25, 2026

    Super easy and quick, great for those days I don’t know what to cook and it came out delicious. I did it with canned chicken, perfect ??

  • things.hannahlikes on May 16, 2026

    Easy. Good. Trust Samin on the anchovies. Not feeling spicy and no Calabrian chili paste on hand so I left it out.

  • Crazy4cookbooks on March 27, 2026

    My husband and I both LOVED this, and quite a bonus to be able to put together such a tasty dish with pantry ingredients! It tasted balanced, but not overly spicy. I used somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 of a cup of the Calabrian chili paste, and a dollop as garnish on the plate. The lemon zest and juice really brightened the dish. Definitely will be in our regular rotation now!

  • paulabee on March 25, 2026

    easy and excellent. I do think the tinned cherry tomatoes are essential and I'll seek them out from now on. Went heavy on the Calabrian chile.

  • jenburkholder on February 14, 2026

    Unfortunately found this to be pretty meh. I’m a canned tuna lover, but that’s the only flavor that really came through. Needed more tomato, didn’t feel balanced.

  • kari500 on February 14, 2026

    I liked this but would have liked it more with lots more of the chili paste and salt. This is on me, of course, because she does tell you to taste, but at least a little guidance on how much of the paste to add would have been helpful. I used maybe 2 tablespoons and for us that really wasn’t enough. Easily fixed next time.

  • aschacht on February 14, 2026

    Very tasty! I subbed mild harissa for the Calabrian chili paste since that’s what I had on hand and even my toddler who doesn’t usually eat pasta slurped it up!

  • Lepa on February 03, 2026

    This is really good. I loved the combination of flavors and it was really easy to throw together. I'm going to stock up on canned cherry tomatoes so we can make this again soon.

  • Tessvssr on January 30, 2026

    Loved this! Easy but very tasty. Made some modifications because of what I had on hand but it was still delicious.

  • ceisenmann on January 28, 2026

    loved everything about this. true pantry meal, weeknight friendly, pasta with a protein, packed with flavor, easy to execute but still elevated feeling. a true five star into the rotation recipe and I don’t say that lightly!

  • Pandan on January 04, 2026

    Super easy and loved the combination of tuna and spicy chili paste. Would definitely make again! I used less pasta because I forgot that my toddler only eats his pasta plain with Parmesan. But I found the ratio quite good that way.

  • SheilaS on December 20, 2025

    Nice, easy pantry pasta. Most of the tinned tuna pasta recipes I’ve made have an olive oil based sauce with olives, capers, lemon, etc so this tomato-based sauce was fun for a change. I used creste de gallo pasta and threw in a handful of arugula just before serving.

  • cesmith19 on October 04, 2025

    Freakin DELISH! Although I love sauce so I made the same amount of sauce the book calls for and then just did pasta serving for 2 and combined it and it was the perfect amount for 2 servings (I like a lot of sauce/meat)

  • Lsblackburn1 on September 25, 2025

    Easy to make and very bright tasting. I used roasted garden tomatoes instead of canned.

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