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Crispy tuna and pasta bake

This healthier tuna pasta bake utilises canned tuna, corn and frozen peas to reduce meal preparation time, resulting in a nutritious meal made with minimal stress.

  • Hands-on time: 5 mins
  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.9
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup high-fibre spiral pasta
  • 1½ tablespoons cornflour
  • 1½ cups reduced-fat milk
  • 420g can no-added-salt sweet corn kernels, drained
  • 2 x 185g cans tuna in oil, drained, flaked
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 1½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • ²⁄³ cup grated reduced-fat tasty cheese
  • ¹⁄³ cup fresh breadcrumbs
  • 120g mixed salad greens, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside.

    2 Place cornflour and ¼ cup milk in a jug, whisking to combine. Pour remaining milk into a saucepan over medium–high heat and bring to the boil.
    Whisk in cornflour mixture and cook for 1 minute or until sauce thickens.

    3 Add pasta, corn, tuna, peas, spring onion, lemon juice and half the cheese to pan, stirring well to combine. Spoon mixture into four 1½-cup capacity ramekin dishes. Combine breadcrumbs with remaining cheese in a bowl, then sprinkle evenly over tops. Place dishes on a baking tray, transfer to oven and bake for 20–25 minutes or until tops are just golden. Serve with mixed salad greens.

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