Tuna Steaks with Garlic-Herb Cream Sauce

Tuna steaks are dressed up with a dreamy garlic-herb cream sauce and served over spinach in this quick and easy meal for two.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 304 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 2 (5 ounce) tuna steaks
• ⅓ cup fat-free half-and-half
• ¼ cup garlic-and-herb spreadable cheese (such as Alouette®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Melt butter in the hot skillet. Season tuna steaks with salt and pepper and place in the skillet. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a serving plate and keep warm.

Step 2

Add half-and-half and spreadable cheese to the same skillet and stir until incorporated. Add lemon juice. Set 2 tablespoons of the sauce aside. Add spinach to the remaining sauce in the skillet and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 3

Divide spinach between 2 plates and place tuna steaks on top. Serve reserved sauce over the steaks.