A plain can of tuna might not seem like the most exciting or glamorous foodstuff, but dressed up with these pantry-staple ...

And depending on whether you meld tuna flakes into your pasta sauce or keep it in chunks at the final stage of cooking, you ...

Stir in the tuna and salt. Toss the pasta with the sauce, loosening with a little pasta water if necessary. Serve the tuna pasta sprinkled with the remaining parsley and freshly ground pepper.

Flake the tuna on top of the pasta and broccoli. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta mixture, then top with the sliced tomatoes, if using. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Place the pasta bake ...

Add pasta. Drain the cooked pasta, reserving about 1/4 cup of the starchy cooking water. Return the pasta to the pot and toss in the warm sauce. Season to taste with kosher salt and serve up the best ...

and serve hot straight away, with the garnishes strewn on top. This tuna dish is good for eating with bakmie goreng (fried noodles), pasta or just a mixed salad.