Delicious spinach and tender potatoes come together in a creamy sauce baked to golden perfection in this dish. Try out this fantastic potato and spinach tuna bake recipe the next time you want to make dinner a little more exciting.
How To Make Potato And Spinach Tuna Bake
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 2 ½ cups milk
- 1 can tuna, 6 oz. can, drained, flaked
- ½ cup grated parmesan, plus ¼ cup extra
- 1 grated lemon zest
- 4 ½ cups potatoes, peeled, cut into slices
- 7 oz. baby spinach leaves, chopped
- 1 onion, finely sliced
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8-cup baking dish.
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In a medium saucepan, melt butter on high. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
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Remove from heat and gradually mix in milk until smooth.
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Return to heat and cook, stirring until the sauce boils and thickens. Simmer for 3 minutes.
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Stir in tuna, parmesan and zest. Season to taste.
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Arrange half of the potato slices in a deep baking dish.
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Layer with half the spinach and onion, with one-third of the tuna mixture.
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Repeat layers, finishing with the tuna mixture.
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Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and sprinkle with extra parmesan.
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Bake a further 15 to 20 minutes until the potato is tender and top is golden. Serve.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 6g
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- Calcium: 202mg
- Calories: 239kcal
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Cholesterol: 32mg
- Fat: 9g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 2mg
- Potassium: 802mg
- Protein: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Sodium: 209mg
- Vitamin A: 2649IU
- Vitamin C: 32mg
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