tuna me-coise

a few weeks ago martha was focusing on pantry cooking, the gist being that if you have a well stocked pantry - dinner comes easy in a pinch. last week i had a "pinch" so this was my pantry dinner - my uber quick version of tuna nicoise w/ pasta. it wasn't too bad :)



3 cups cooked spaghetti (or any other pasta - linguini, bowtie, etc.)
half 14 oz. can olives, chopped
half 14 oz. can artichokes, chopped
1 6oz. can tuna, drained
1/4 cup italian salad dressing
1 Tbsp. mustard (i always have brown spicy mustard)
red pepper flakes - i use about 1 Tbsp.

mix everything together in a big bowl. makes 2 generous pasta servings or 4 regular servings. this is so easy to change - add cheese, any other veggies, would love to have had tomatoes...the critical pantry staples here were the pasta, tuna, and something to make a dressing.