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Healthier tuna and sweetcorn pasta

This healthy tuna pasta bake recipe – made with sweetcorn, peas and reduced-fat cheddar – is ready in 45 minutes and feeds a family of four.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 225g penne pasta
  • 1½ tablespoons cornflour
  • 1½ cups skimmed milk
  • 325g tin sweetcorn, drained
  • 2 x 200g tins tuna steak in spring water, drained and flaked
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 3 shallots or ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • Juice ½ lemon
  • 3/4 cup reduced-fat mature cheddar, grated
  • 3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
  • Mixed salad leaves, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Drain.

    2 Meanwhile, combine the cornflour with 3tbsp of the milk in a jug. Pour the remaining milk into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Whisk in the cornflour mixture, then bring the sauce back up to the boil. Cook for 1 min or until thickened.

    3 Gently mix the cooked pasta into the sauce with the sweetcorn, tuna, peas, shallots or onion, lemon juice and half the cheese. Divide among 4 x 400ml ovenproof dishes. Combine the breadcrumbs and remaining cheese in a small bowl, then sprinkle evenly over the dishes. Bake for 20–25 min until the cheese is melted and golden.

    Serving suggestion

    Serve with salad leaves.

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