This simple pasta recipe was probably invented to make use of ingredients you might already have in your pantry for a quick, effortless weeknight dinner. But the resulting dish is so much more than an easy meal that essentially cleans out the cupboards; the combination of oil-packed tuna, garlic, capers, and lemon works beautifully together, creating a somewhat sophisticated tasting pasta salad.

Short pasta, like fusilli, gemelli, or penne, is tossed in a simple sauce of tuna, capers, garlic, lemon zest, white wine, and parsley, with a touch of red chile pepper for spice and butter for richness. The result is greater than the sum of its parts—a truly delicious dish that tastes so complex and refined, it's difficult to believe how easy it is to make.