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Pasta with Tuna Sauce (serves 150)

1 ½ cups olive oil                                               1 ½ cups lemon juice                                       

25 onions, chopped                                           1 ½ cups chopped fresh parsley

50 cloves of minced garlic                                 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes

1 ½ cups capers (optional)                                50 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained            

25 (14.5 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes           25 (16 ounce) packages dried pasta

                      

Directions:

In large pan, heat oil over low heat.  Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is tender.  Stir in capers, tomatoes, lemon juice, and parsley.  Season with red pepper flakes to taste.  Simmer gently for 3 minutes to thicken sauce.

Fold in tuna and heat through.

Cook and drain pasta.

Toss pasta with sauce and serve.

Notes: 

·       You could use garlic from a jar to save lots of time.

·       If you choose to not use capers, you may need to add salt to taste.


Calories: 384             

Sodium:   174 mg