Pasta couldn’t get any easier. This No-Sauce Simple Tuna-Spinach Pasta is quite literally the easiest pasta recipe you could ever find! It takes just 15 minutes to get on your plate, and is also protein-packed and low-calorie.
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How so simple?
- Cook pasta
- Partially cook spinach in pasta water
- Toss both together with seasoning
- Add tuna
Yeah that’s pretty much it. If you’ve got something easier than this, I really do want to try it out.
Also, totally expecting a lot of judgement coming my way, but this was my first time ever having pasta.
<Insert gasps and comments here>
The thing is, I really didn’t like noodles the few times I had them when I was young, so I never had them after. And then I just associated pasta with noodles, and didn’t bother trying out this wonder either.
After seeing so many mouth-watering ways to cook it, I took the plunge and bought a box.
I started off with this super easy recipe, and the risk totally paid off. This dish was actually quite good. The slight saltiness of the tuna went well the plain-tasting pasta and seasoning.
No sauce needed for this simple and simply delicious tuna pasta with spinach. Keeps it dairy-free too!
Why spinach? Vegetables and nutrition in a pasta recipe.
P.S. Serves as a good post-workout meal too because this its sauceless, fat free and high in protein and good carbs.
Make sure you use a good Tuna here though. I’d recommend Safe Catch Elite Pure Wild Tuna; Its got barely any mercury (that’s a thing).
Looking for more tuna pasta recipes? Healthy too?
Check out this Refreshing Summer Tuna Pasta Salad
No-Sauce Simple Tuna-Spinach Pasta
Ingredients
- 3 oz Whole Grain or Chickpea Pasta, 85g
- 1 3oz can Tuna, 85g
- 4 cups Spinach, 120g
- ½ tsp Italian Seasoning
- 3½ cups Water, for boiling pasta
Instructions
- Cook pasta in boiling water according to package instructions(about 10 minutes).
- Set aside ¼ cup of pasta water, and drain the rest.
- Partially cook spinach in the pasta water for about 2 minutes.
- Add the seasoning and cooked pasta to the spinach.
- Toss for another minute.
- Move to a serving bowl and top with tuna.
Notes
- Nutrition value is calculated with whole grain penne and Safe Catch tuna recommended below.
- Safe Catch Elite Pure Wild Tuna
- Servings: 3 cups | Serving size: 1 cup
- Calories: 130kcal
- Fat: 1.2g | Saturated fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21.2g | Fiber: 3.9g | Sugar: 1.2g
- Protein: 12.3g
