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Baked pasta with tuna and spinach

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 30 minutes, around $4.40 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam.

30mintotal
≈ $4.40a serving
856kcalper serving
47gof protein
Freezes well
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Baked pasta with tuna and spinach, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 180 °C, convection or regular bake, right from the start so it's nice and hot when the dish goes in.

  2. Chop the onion

    Peel the onion and cut it into small dice. Open the cans of tuna and drain them well.

  3. Sauté the onion

    Heat the olive oil in the skillet over medium heat and sauté the onion for 5 minutes, stirring, until it turns translucent.

  4. Thaw the spinach

    Add the 370 g of frozen spinach, cover and let it thaw for 8 to 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring now and then. Then mash it with the spoon and let the water cook off for 2 minutes, uncovered.

    Tip · Spinach releases a ton of water. Mash it well and let it cook off, uncovered, until the bottom of the skillet is almost dry, or the gratin will be soggy.

  5. Cook the pasta

    Meanwhile, bring a big saucepan of salted water to a boil and cook the 150 g of elbow pasta for about 8 minutes. Drain it in the colander.

    Tip · Drain the pasta one minute before the package time, it finishes cooking in the oven without going mushy.

  6. Make the sauce

    Turn the heat down under the spinach and add the crème fraîche, the nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir for 1 minute, then fold in the flaked tuna.

  7. Toss with the pasta

    Tip the drained pasta into the skillet and mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

  8. Fill the dish

    Pour the mixture into the baking dish and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle the 75 g of shredded Swiss cheese on top.

  9. Bake until golden

    Bake at 180 °C until the cheese is golden and bubbly. Let it rest 2 minutes before serving.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 856 kcal. 28% comes from carbs, 22% from protein and 47% from fat.

61 gCarbs
47 gProtein
45 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy856 kcal
Protein46.6 g
Carbs60.8 g
of which sugars6.9 g
Fat44.8 g
of which saturated fat23.6 g
Fiber9.7 g
Salt1.1 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $4.40 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $8.81for 2 people
≈ $4.40a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

1 day in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

1 dayin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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