Recipe

Cook Pasta

1. Heat large pot of salted water on high heat. Add orecchiette and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain, reserving about 1 cup of pasta cooking water.

Sauté Fennel

1. While pasta is cooking, to large sauté pan add olive oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic and chili flakes, and cook gently for 2 minutes, or until garlic is lightly golden.
2. Add fennel and sauté for seven minutes, or until tender and lightly browned. Add tuna and white beans, and stir to break tuna into chunks.

Assemble Pasta

1. Add drained pasta to sauté pan and gently toss to combine. Add radicchio, parsley and 1⁄2 cup of pasta cooking water, or enough to loosen. Add reserved oil from tuna jar for extra flavor, if desired. Season well with salt and pepper, to taste.