Food & Cooking Recipes Ingredients Seafood Recipes Spaghetti with Tuna and Caper Sauce 5.0 (7) Close Credit: Alpha Smoot Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Directions Cook pasta in a large pot of generously salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 1/2 cups pasta water; drain. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add tuna with its oil and garlic and cook, stirring a few times, until garlic is golden in spots, about 5 minutes. Stir in capers and pepper flakes and cook, 30 seconds. Add 1 cup reserved pasta water; bring to a simmer. Add cooked pasta and simmer, tossing a few times, until liquid is reduced to a sauce that coats pasta. Remove from heat and toss in lemon zest and juice, oil, and parsley; season with pepper. Add more pasta water, a few tablespoons at a time, until pasta is evenly coated. Serve, sprinkled with more pepper flakes.