Tuna and basil sauce in jacket potatoes

Serves: 4

Time to make: 15 mins , plus time to make Tomato and vegetable sauce*

Ingredients

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1 quantity Tomato and vegetable sauce*

2 x 185g cans tuna chunks in water, drained

2 tablespoons sliced marinated sun-dried tomatoes

½ cup shredded fresh basil leaves

4 floury (roasting) potatoes

*Tomato and vegetable sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, chopped

3 stalks celery, chopped

1 medium leek, chopped

½ cup dry white wine

½ cup hot water

400g can whole tomatoes in juice

410g can tomato purée

Instructions

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1 Prick the potatoes and cook them in the microwave for 10 minutes until cooked, or bake them in the oven for 40 minutes.

2 Heat the Tomato and vegetable sauce* in a saucepan until hot. Add the tuna, sun-dried tomatoes and basil. Stir well, then spoon over hot jacket potatoes and serve.

*Tomato and vegetable sauce

Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add celery and leek and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes until soft. Add wine and water and bubble for 5 minutes until the liquid has almost evaporated. Add tomatoes and tomato purée and stir with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce starts to thicken.

You can also use this sauce as a base in these recipes:

Rosemary chicken with capsicum and tomato sauce
Chilli tomato sauce with chickpeas
Spinach and black olive sauce with pasta

Variations

This is also good tossed through pasta or noodles.

Check out these great potato based recipe ideas:

Potato and pumpkin gratin

Pork and bean jacket potatoes

Potato and celeriac cakes

Creamy potato bake

Scalloped potatoes

Stuffed potatoes with cheese

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 153 cal

Kilojoules 640 kJ

Protein 25.5 g

Total fat 2.3 g

Saturated fat 0.5 g

Carbohydrates 6.5 g

Sugar 5.9 g

Dietary fibre 1.6 g

Sodium 385 mg

Calcium 40 mg

Iron 2.1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.