Tuna Pasta Bake

Name: How to cook Tuna Pasta Bake - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Thesingingchef

Tuna Pasta Bake

I have been making this for 25 years since my daughter made it at school.

Ingredient

Food ration :

8 servings

Cooking time :

30 mins

garlic powder or on crushed clove.

2 tsp

dried pasta. macaroni or penn or twills. for this one I used cavatappi

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Cook pasta in lots of water. Leave pasta al denta. Drain rince and cool.

* Step 2

Fry chopped onion in a little oil. Leave firm to bite.

* Step 3

Add 2 tins of chopped tomatoes to onions and simmer.

* Step 4

Add garlic powder, basil, suger and salt / pepper to mix, simmer for 5 mins on low heat. Taste and season to taste.

* Step 5

Put tin of sweetcorn and 2 tins of tuna in large mixing bowl.

* Step 6

After tomato mix has simmered add to mixing bowl and mix together. Leave to stand for 15 mins+

* Step 7

Add cooked carrots to mix.

* Step 8

After pasta has drained add to bowl mix together. Leave for at least 3 hours for pasta to soak up juices.

* Step 9

If pasta has soaked up all the juices and the mix is stiff and dry add passata or more tomatos to loosen. Remember you are going to bake it later.

* Step 10

Put mix into oven dish or dishes fill to just below the top.

* Step 11

Grate cheese on top to cover and bake untill cheese golden brown on 200 c Serve with green salad and garlic bread or chill and freeze. Keeps well in fridge or freezer. Microwave to reheat.

* Step 12

This is the basic recipe but there are lots of variations such as cream cheese stirred into mix before cheese top go's on. Also replace tuna with cooked bacon and fresh cherry tomatoes, and or chicken. Also mix bread crumbs with cheese for crunchy top or cheese and onion crisps crumbled on top and then cheese. You can add peppers to mix and or peas and herbs and spices to your taste. Also my favorite is a layer of cheese sauce on top and then grated cheese. Cheap nutritional and taste great.

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