An everyday dish for 2, ready in 20 minutes, around $0.83 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.
Fill the saucepan halfway with water and bring it to a boil over high heat. Add a pinch of salt once the water is boiling.
Drop the pasta into the boiling water and let it cook for 8 to 10 min, following the package, stirring now and then.
Drain the pasta in the colander and save a little cooking water in a bowl.
Peel the onion and dice it small on the cutting board.
Heat the oil in the nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook it for 3 min without letting it brown.
Add the crushed tomatoes to the skillet with the onion. Let it simmer for 5 min over low heat, stirring.
Drain the mozzarella and cut it into cubes or strips with the knife.
Add the drained pasta to the skillet with the tomato sauce. Mix well and add a little cooking water if it looks too dry. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Add the cut mozzarella to the skillet and stir gently so it melts a little without falling apart completely.
One serving has about 524 kcal. 49% comes from carbs, 16% from protein and 33% from fat.
| Energy | 524 kcal |
| Protein | 21.4 g |
| Carbs | 63.8 g |
| of which sugars | 6.9 g |
| Fat | 19.2 g |
| of which saturated fat | 8.5 g |
| Fiber | 4.6 g |
| Salt | 0.7 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.
About $0.83 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.
Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.
2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.
Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.
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