Quick is the word to focus on in this recipe title! It takes the same amount of time to boil pasta as it does to chop the herby green sauce. So, dinner really is ready in 15 minutes.
The parsley, rocket, green olives, lemon, and garlic make this a clean and green pasta, with a little protein from the tuna and a kick of heat from the chilli flakes. This recipe serves two but doubles easily, and the leftovers make a great lunch the next day.
160 g spaghetti
1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
60 g rocket, about 1 cup
1⁄3 cup green olives, pitted, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lemon, zested and juiced
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1⁄4 tsp salt
1⁄4 tsp black pepper, cracked
Tin tuna, large, 185g, drained
10 g butter
50 g parmesan, grated
chilli flakes, optional
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Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to the boil and cook to packet instructions or until al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, make the herby tuna sauce. On a large chopping board, very finely slice the stems, then add the and to the board with the parsley stems and leaves. Using your biggest knife, chop everything together until very finely chopped. It's like you are making a hand cut pesto or gremolata. Then using your knife scrape the greens from your chopping board to a large bowl.
Mince the directly into the bowl, then zest and juice a directly into the bowl. Add the , and , and stir to combine everything well.
Add the to the bowl and mix to combine, breaking up any large chunks of tuna as you go. Add a splash of the green olive brine or a little more to loosen the mix if needed. Grate the and set aside.
When the pasta is cooked, reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water, then drain, and return the pasta pot. With the heat off, add the , grated and a generous splash of the pasta water, and stir to combine. The pasta should be coated in a light silky sauce. Add a little more of the pasta water if needed. Add the herby tuna sauce to the pot and mix well.
Taste, adding more and if needed. Then serve into bowls topped with extra grated and chilli flakes, if you like.
If you have extra herbs or green leafy bits on hand, feel free to add them to the green mix. You could include basil, dill, baby spinach, or even celery leaves to the finely chopped mix.

