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Tuna pasta bake

A delicious and affordable tuna pasta bake, that's really easy to put together – perfect healthy family food!

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.3
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 400g small pasta (such as risoni)
  • 25g reduced-fat spread
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme or dried mixed herbs
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 ½ cups skim milk
  • 1 cup freshly grated reduced-fat cheese
  • 2 x 180g cans tuna in spring water, drained
  • 1 cup corn kernels
  • 4 spring onions, chopped
  • 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
  • ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook pasta following packet directions. Lightly grease an ovenproof dish (see tips). Preheat oven to 190°C.

    2 To make sauce, melt spread in a pan. Stir in flour. Cook for 1 minute then gradually add milk to make a thick sauce. Remove from heat and stir in herbs and half the cheese.

    3 Add drained pasta to sauce with remaining ingredients. Spoon into baking dish. Top with remaining cheese and bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden. Serve sprinkled with parsley and Warm winter salad on the side (see tips).

    Serving suggestion

    Serve with Warm winter salad (see tip).

    Variations

    • Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and gluten-free cornflour instead of flour.
    • Can be made with whole-wheat pasta and whatever pasta shape you wish.

    HFG tip

    You will need a large 2.5-3 litre capacity ovenproof dish to make this bake. Reduce the cooking time by about 5 minutes if made as individual servings.

    Warm winter salad

    This yummy salad goes well with pasta dishes:

    Grate red cabbagewhite cabbage and carrot. Thinly slice spring onions. Toss together in a frying pan with a little olive oil. Heat for a few minutes then add baby spinach and cook for a few more minutes. Drizzle with avocado oil and serve with pasta bake.

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