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Reuven's Recipe corneR - Untitled Pasta Dish #1

I made some pasta for dinner last night and, if I may say so myself (and since it's my blog, I may), it came out quite good. I didn't measure anything out, but here's my approximation of a recipe:

Untitled Pasta Dish #1

Ingredients:
1 onion, chopped

2 medium tomatoes, chopped/crushed (i.e., just get it into small pieces somehow or other)

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

Fresh ginger (about the size of 1-2 cloves of garlic), minced (I happened to have fresh ginger; if you don't, you're on your own guessing how much of the ground stuff to put in)

1/4 of a 10 oz. package of frozen peas (if I'd had asparagus, I would have used that instead)

1/4 cup white wine (I had some Baron Herzog Chenin Blanc in the fridge)

1 can tuna (I used solid white albacore in water, mashed into small pieces)

1/4 cup marinara sauce, to thicken the sauce a bit

Olive oil, for sauteeing

Cooked pasta (how much depends on what you want your sauce/pasta ratio to be; I used about 1/4 - 1/3 of a 16 oz. box of cavatappi that I had around)

Optional (actually it's all optional, but this is really optional): Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Optional: Parmesan cheese, to taste

Instructions:
1. In a medium pot, sautee the onions in the oil, on medium heat, for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, garlic, ginger, peas, wine, tuna, and marinara sauce (i.e., everything else, except the pasta) and sautee for another 5-6 minutes.

2. Stir in the pasta.

3. Top with some pepper and/or Parmesan cheese, if desired, and enjoy!

As good as anything you'd get in a restaurant, except for the canned tuna. I really enjoyed it, and I hope you do, too!

And if anyone out there speaks Italian (or at least eats lots of it) and can come up with a better name, suggestions are welcome.