Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   4      tablespoons   olive oil -- extra virgin
     1/2  teaspoon      garlic -- chopped very fine
   1 1/2  cups          tomatoes -- Italian plum, cut
                        up -- with their juice
   2      cans          tuna -- packed in olive oil
   6 1/2  ounces        each
                        salt to taste
                        fresh ground pepper to taste
   1      tablespoon    butter
   1      pound         pasta -- to 1 1/2 lbs. cooked
                        drained
   3      tablespoons   parsley -- chopped

Preparation:

In a saucepan, put the olive oil and the chopped garlic. Turn on the heat to medium, and cook until garlic becomes colored a pale gold. Add cut up tomatoes with their juice, stir to coat the tomatoes well and adjust the heat to cook at a gentile, but steady simmer for about 25 minutes. Drain the tuna and crumble it with a folk. Turn off the heat under the tomatoes and add the tuna, mix thoroughly to distribute it evenly. Taste and add salt if necessary. Add a few grindings of pepper and the tablespoon of butter and mix well again.. Toss with cooked drained pasta. Add the chopped parsley, toss again, and serve at once.