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Creamy tuna pasta in a white ceramic casserole dish and a spoon in it.

Creamy Tuna Pasta Bake

Everybody's favourite pasta dish - Creamy Tuna Pasta Bake - is one of those dishes that we come back to time and time again. And for a good reason! Creamy mornay sauce (call it cheesy bechamel or simply white sauce) covering beautiful al dente pasta with delicious tuna and pops of juicy sweetcorn all hidden under a layer of melted browned cheese. Serve this comfort food with a healthy side dish for an ultimate satisfying meal! Easy recipe for the whole family!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine British
Servings 4 portions
Calories 696 kcal

Equipment

  • Ovenproof dish

Ingredients
 
 

  • 400 g dried pasta like penne, farfalle or conchiglie
  • 25 g butter
  • 25 g flour
  • 450 ml milk
  • 200 g mature cheddar grated
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 145 g cans of tuna in spring eater or brine drained
  • 200 g frozen or tinned sweetcorn defrosted and drained

Instructions
 

Boil Pasta:

  • Cook pasta in boiling salted water for a couple of minutes less than the packet instructions suggest. You want your pasta to be undercooked, as it will continue cooking in the sauce in the oven.

Make Creamy Sauce:

  • Add butter to a large saucepan and place it on low heat until the butter melts.
  • Add the flour and stir continuously to incorporate the flour into the butter. As soon as the flour cooks and the mixture starts to come away from the sides, gradually start adding the milk. Turn the hob to medium heat and stirring continuously with a whisk, carry on cooking until the mixture thickens to a custard consistency.
  • Take the mixture off the heat, add ⅓ of the grated cheddar and stir until the cheese melts. Add the nutmeg. Taste your creamy cheese sauce and adjust the seasoning (salt and black pepper) if needed.

Assemble and Bake:

  • Preheat oven to 180° C Fan.
  • Add the cooked pasta, defrosted or tinned sweet corn and drained tuna chunks to the sauce and mix gently trying to leave some larger tuna bits intact. Tip everything into a large baking dish (make sure it's an ovenproof dish). Cover the surface with the remaining cheese.
  • Bake tuna pasta until the top of the pasta bake turns golden brown, for approximately 20 minutes.
  • Take the whole dish to the table and serve it with delicious vegetable sides. See suggestion in the notes.

Notes

Tuna Pasta in a creamy cheesy sauce is a decadent satisfying meal, but a nice healthy side salad or some cooked green veggies do wonders for this dish:
But if you're extra hungry, serve some garlic bread to mop up any leftover sauce at the bottom of the bowl.

Nutrition

Calories: 696kcalCarbohydrates: 92gProtein: 37gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 462mgPotassium: 630mgFiber: 4gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 891IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 537mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Creamy Tuna Pasta Bake, Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake, Tuna Pasta Bake, Tuna Pasta Bake Recipe, Tuna Pasta Bake Sauce, Tuna Sweetcorn Pasta Bake
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