Tuna pasta bake

Tuna pasta bake

Whip up this cheap treat using storecupboard ingredients, tinned tuna and sweetcorn

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Boil the pasta for 2 mins less time than stated on the pack. To make the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min, then gradually stir in the milk to make a thick white sauce. Remove from the heat and stir in all but a handful of cheese.
  2. Drain the pasta, mix with the white sauce, tuna, sweetcorn and parsley, then season. Transfer to a baking dish and top with the rest of the grated cheese. Bake for 15-20 mins until the cheese on top is golden and starting to brown.
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Pasta

Tubular pasta works best in bakes; as well as rigatoni you could use penne or macaroni.

PER SERVING

752 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 99g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 4g, sugar 12g, salt 1.43 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2009.

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  • 08 October 2012

    Mercury rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious! I didn't have tinned sweetcorn so I boiled some frozen mixed veg right in with the pasta (shells). I also fried up a little bacon and half a tin of mushrooms and added these to the mix (I halved the recipe). I have a heavy hand with black pepper because I love it, and I felt it added a nice flavour to the dish. Put breadcrumbs and a little parmesan on top, it was stunning!

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  • 10 October 2012

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  • 28 November 2012

    Tekois commented on this recipe

    My wife does'nt like tuna or sweetcorn so i've used mushrooms and leak's instead.

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  • 01 December 2012

    Pitaya rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I make this quite often. Really easy to make and always goes down well - the second time I made it, I had no sweetcorn (or peas!) so added onion and it was just as lovely. I always add a little more cheese though!

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  • 09 February 2013

    Shoobles rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    great recipe! made the white sauce and tuna mix and then stuffed into and poured over cannelloni - perfect for a cold winters evening!

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  • 01 April 2013

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  • 04 April 2013

    Baskey rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious!

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  • Today

    peanutsmum commented on this recipe

    Great for a quick dinner, I often throw in a bit of ham, peas, peppers, whatever instead of tuna. As we are a small family, I make 2 and freeze one, great to pull out of the freezer for a quick midweek dinner.

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    peanutsmum rated and commented on this recipe

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    We are a small family, so I make 2 and freeze one, brill for a midweek dinner. I sometimes use peppers, peas, ham instead of tuna

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 600g rigatoni
  • 50g butter
  • 50g plain flour
  • 600ml milk
  • 250g strong cheddar , grated
  • 2 x 160g cans tuna steak in spring water, drained
  • 330g can sweetcorn , drained
  • large handful chopped parsley
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PER SERVING

752 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 99g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 4g, sugar 12g, salt 1.43 g

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