Ricetta del Giorno: Italian "Kraft Dinner"

So you know how Kraft Dinner is the Canadian go-to dish whenever you're hungry and need a quick-fix? It might be the ultimate comfort food in addition to being cheap as it brings back nostalgic memories of the simplicity of being a kid. Massi had never heard of Kraft Dinner before coming to Canada, nor did he ever warm up to it's cheesy goodness. However, there are one or two pasta dishes that he makes that are both happiness in a bowl while requiring minimal effort to make. This is one of them. Food is so closely linked to memories and that might be a huge part of these dishes and why they resonate with me. This is a dish Massi used to make me when we first started dating and when he had first come to Canada. We used to have to cook it in the frathouse kitchen and there would barely be room to move around (not because of the numerous boys trying to cook but because of all the empty, dirty dish piles!). We would then eat it with reckless abandon on a fall day, sitting on his bed, watching the golden and red leaves swirl around outside. And I remember thinking, this is what it means to be happy. Food and love, that's all it takes. 

Tuna and Tomato Pasta 
Ingredients 
1-2 cans of tuna in olive oil 
1-2 cups of passata (a tomato purée) 
2 tbsp good olive oil 
salt and pepper 
1/4 onion, chopped (if you like)
whichever pasta strikes your fancy 
(keep in mind that something with ridges or holes in it will hold the sauce better!) 

Add the tuna and olive oil into a pan and cook with onions until onions are soft. Add the passata and simmer until the sauce is thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste. Boil your pasta to al dente, drain. Pour tomato and tuna sauce over, stir and serve hot.