Pan-Seared Tuna with Creamy Garlic-Herb Sauce and Spinach

Name: Pan-Seared Tuna with Creamy Garlic-Herb Sauce and Spinach
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 2 (5 oz) tuna steaks; pinch of salt, black pepper; 0.33333334326744 cup fat-free half-and-half; 0.25 cup garlic-and-herb spreadable cheese (such as Alouette®); 1 tsp lemon juice; 2 cups fresh spinach

Pan-seared tuna steaks are elevated by a velvety garlic-herb cream sauce and served atop wilted spinach in this speedy American dish for two.

Recipe Info

Prep Time

15 min

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

Nutrition

calories304kcal

carbohydrates7g

fat13g

fiber1g

protein39g

sodium399mg

sugar2g

Dinner American

Ingredients

1 tbsp butter

2 (5 oz) tuna steaks

pinch of salt, black pepper

0.33333334326744 cup fat-free half-and-half

0.25 cup garlic-and-herb spreadable cheese (such as Alouette®)

1 tsp lemon juice

2 cups fresh spinach

Directions

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add butter; melt. Season tuna steaks with salt and pepper; place in the skillet and cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Transfer cooked tuna to a serving plate and keep warm.

In the same skillet, add half-and-half and cheese; stir until combined. Stir in lemon juice. Set aside 2 tablespoons of sauce for garnish.

Add spinach to the skillet; cook and toss with sauce until wilted, about 1 to 2 minutes.

Divide wilted spinach between two plates. Top each with a tuna steak. Drizzle reserved sauce over tuna steaks.