Spinach & Tuna Pasta Bake

i havent been posting much of my own cooking lately and that's not because i havent been cooking.. i was and still is cooking every weekend but not for leisure.. i was cooking and packing for my lunches and dinners for weekdays!

and lately it's been getting kind of boring.. i had been cooking a pasta and a fried rice for the past 2 weekends! it's so easy to cook one-dish meals and even easier to eat it at my desk!!! wahaha.. that, is my version of alternatives.. should i have pasta or fried rice for lunch today? if i am having pasta for lunch, i'll 'choose' fried rice' for dinner! Geez.. it's a tough choice, huh~!

i realised that the mind is a very strange entity of its own.. last weekend when Simon was in Melbourne, i cooked his version of Chicken & Basil Pesto Pasta that he cooked for us about 2 months ago.. and this week, because Miyuki is back to Japan, i felt like cooking something related to her..

so i went to Foodland yesterday and bought a box of frozen spinach! i didnt know spinach comes boxed up and froze up until i met Miyuki! yup, hence this week's pasta:

Spinach & Tuna Pasta Bake!

Ingredients:
.: 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
.: 1 Tbsp Seeded Mustard
.: 2 Cans Tuna, 185g each (1 Chunks in Brine & 1 Chunks in Olive Oil)
.: 1 Box Frozen Spinach, 250g
.: 1 Bottle of Thickened Cream, 300ml
.: Shredded Cheese, some for melting and some for baking
.: Big Spirals Pasta

heat Olive Oil in pot and stir-fry Seeded Mustard.. add Tuna and continue to stir-fry.. add Spinach and more stir-frying.. in goes some shredded Cheese, whatever amount you are comfortable with.. add Thickened Cream when cheese has melted.. Salt and Pepper to taste.. add Pasta (already cooked).. simmered for a couple of minutes and pour into a baking dish.. top with HEAPS of Shredded Cheese and bake till cheese becomes golden brown!

for dinner, i am again going to bake a dish that is linked to Miyuki.. with bits of modification though.. Miyuki did a Baked Zucchini and Tomatoes with Cheese during her Vegetarian Week.. i'm going to bake Zucchini, Eggplant and Tomatoes with HEAPS of shredded cheese! Hee~