Athlete's tuna tomato pasta

Ideal the night before a long training session or straight after a long hard sesh.

Easy, mega tasty, protein and quick-release carbs, mild on the tum.

The best place for pasta is right next to a hard sesh or as a tank filler the night before.

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Servings: 2

Ingredients

Females 100g penne / Males 130g penne
1 red onion, finely chopped
100ml of red wine or 4tbsps of balsamic vinegar
tin of tomatoes
1-2 tbsps of tomato puree
1 tuna steak or a tin/jar of tuna in oil
salt
black pepper
1-2 tsps of sugar (sugar brings out the flav of toms, don’t woz, it won’t kill ya!)
olive oil
grated parmesan to serve

Instructions

Fry the onion in olive oil til softened.

Add the wine or balsamic and turn the heat up high to cook it off.

Add the tinned tomatoes (crush them with a potato masher), puree, sugar and seasoning, simmer for ten mins.

Make a hole in the sauce and add the tuna steak, break it up with a spatula as it cooks (or just add the tinned/jarred tuna).

Serve with the cooked pasta, PLENTY of black pepper and parmesan and a glass of cold milk.

Enjoy your sesh or just enjoy the refuelling sensation!

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Nutrition Info

Tuna

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