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Whole wheat pasta with tuna, cherry tomatoes and basil

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $2.02 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $2.02a serving
425kcalper serving
21gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Bring the water to a boil

    Fill the saucepan with water, salt it and bring to a boil over high heat.

  2. Cook the pasta

    Drop the 160 g of whole wheat pasta into the boiling water and cook 9 to 10 min, stirring now and then. Save half a glass of pasta water before draining.

    Tip · Whole wheat pasta stays firm longer: taste a piece at 9 min and give it one more minute if the center is still hard.

  3. Prep the ingredients

    While the pasta cooks, cut the 150 g of cherry tomatoes in half, peel and crush the garlic clove, drain the tuna and flake it with a fork or spoon.

  4. Sauté the garlic and tomatoes

    Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in the skillet over medium-high heat, add the garlic and tomatoes, then salt and pepper lightly. Cook 4 to 5 min until the tomatoes slump.

    Tip · Take out the garlic as soon as it turns golden, or it turns bitter; turn down the heat if the skillet starts smoking.

  5. Add the tuna

    Add the flaked tuna to the skillet and warm it 1 to 2 min over low heat, without stirring too much.

  6. Drain and toss

    Drain the pasta, tip it into the skillet and toss 1 min with the sauce. Add a little pasta water if it's too dry.

  7. Add the basil

    Roughly tear or chop the 10 basil leaves, scatter them over the pasta off the heat, adjust the salt and pepper, then serve right away.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 425 kcal. 55% comes from carbs, 20% from protein and 21% from fat.

59 gCarbs
21 gProtein
10 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy425 kcal
Protein21.4 g
Carbs58.8 g
of which sugars5.1 g
Fat10 g
of which saturated fat1.7 g
Fiber6 g
Salt0.3 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 $2.02 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $4.03for 2 people
≈ $2.02a 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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