Pasta and noodles · 20 min
Creamy Garlic-Parmesan Tuna Pasta & Peas
- 20 min
- 2–6 servings
- 706 kcal / serving
Creamy tuna pasta with peas and a garlicky Parmesan sauce coats al dente rotini, while tender peas add color and contrast. It comes together quickly, making a comforting weeknight meal with simple pantry ingredients.
Free on iPhone · servings scaled, grocery list written for you.
Ingredients
- 1 (6 oz) canchunk light tuna in water
- ½ cupfrozen peas
- 1 clovegarlic
- 4 fl ozheavy whipping cream
- 1 ozParmesan cheese
- 6 ozrotini pasta
From the pantry: butter, unsalted, salt
Cookware
can opener · chef's knife · colander · cutting board · garlic press (optional) · grater · large pot · measuring cups · measuring spoons · medium saucepan · stirring spoon
Kitchen help: cups to grams · tablespoons to cups · oven temperatures · butter conversions · what each cooking tool is for · ingredient substitutes
More dinner ideas: easy dinners · dinners for two
Shopping list by aisle
Produce
- 1 clovegarlic
Meat & seafood
- 1 (6 oz) canchunk light tuna in water
Dairy, eggs & chilled
- 4 fl ozheavy whipping cream
- 1 ozParmesan cheese
Frozen
- ½ cupfrozen peas
Pantry & dry goods
- 6 ozrotini pasta
5 aisles for this recipe. Plan a week in MealPot and it merges every dinner into one list in this order, scaled to your household.
Ingredients for 2, 4 and 6 servings
| Ingredient | 2 servings | 4 servings | 6 servings |
|---|---|---|---|
| chunk light tuna in water | 1 (6 oz) can | 2 (6 oz) cans | 3 (6 oz) cans |
| frozen peas | ½ cup | 1 cup | 1 ½ cups |
| garlic | 1 clove | 2 cloves | 3 cloves |
| heavy whipping cream | 4 fl oz | 8 fl oz | 12 fl oz |
| Parmesan cheese | 1 oz | 2 oz | 3 oz |
| rotini pasta | 6 oz | 12 oz | 18 oz |
Quantities in US units. Any other household size: MealPot scales the recipe and the grocery list for you.
Directions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, then add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 8–10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, warm a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Peel and mince the garlic.
- Melt a knob of butter in the pan and swirl to coat the bottom.
- Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 15–30 seconds.
- Stir in the peas with a pinch of salt and cook until heated through, 3–4 minutes.
- Pour in the cream and bring to a simmer; once the pasta is done, drain it and add it to the pan along with the Parmesan.
- Drain the tuna and fold it into the pan, stirring gently to combine and heat through.
- Serve by dividing the pasta into bowls and spooning the sauce over the top.
Two tips
- Leftovers store in the fridge for a day; reheat with a splash of cream to loosen the sauce.
- When serving, finish with an extra sprinkle of Parmesan for added richness.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 706 kcal
- Protein
- 31 g
- Carbs
- 71 g
- Fat
- 33 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 215 mg
Estimates from the recipe's published nutrition data; they change with the version you pick above.
More like this
PLAN THE WEEK
One of 1,676 recipes in MealPot.
Pick five dinners, MealPot writes one grocery list sorted by aisle and scales every recipe to your household.
Ingredient quantities, timing and nutrition follow the original Mealime recipe ↗ (captured 2026-09-12). The photo is MealPot's AI-rendered illustration of the finished dish; the description, directions, aisle list and serving table are MealPot's.