Tuna tossed pasta
Briny tuna and tangy dressing coat tender pasta with fresh spinach for a quick dinner.
- Per serving
- $2.63
- Serves
- 3
- Time
- 20 min
- Whole dinner
- $7.89
Ingredients
20 oz Chunk light tuna in water
On sale at Publix: Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna, In Water or Vegetable Oil, 4-pk. 5-oz can
$2.99$4.8516 oz Rao's homemade pasta
On sale at Publix: Rao's Homemade Pasta, 16-oz bag
$1.70$3.394 cups Fresh spinach
On sale at Publix: Publix Spinach, Fresh & Tender, 9-oz pkg.
$2.00$3.091/2 cup Ken's steak house dressing
On sale at Publix: Ken's Steak House Dressing, Or Vinaigrette, 16-oz bot.
$2.42$4.85to taste Salt and pepper
pantryas needed Water
pantry
Prices are from Publix the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Drain the tuna and flake it into a large bowl.
- Drain the pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water, and toss it with the tuna, spinach, and dressing, adding pasta water as needed to loosen.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve warm.
Why it’s cheap
4 of the 6 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 18, 2026, led by chunk light tuna in water at $2.99 instead of $4.85.
The sale items rang up $7.07 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $2.63 a serving, or $7.89 for 3 servings.
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