Tuna pasta bake

Name: Tuna pasta bake
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g penne; 40g butter; 40g plain flour; 500ml whole milk; 150g mature cheddar, grated; 2 tins tuna in spring water (145 g), drained; 150g tinned sweetcorn, drained; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 2 tomatoes, sliced

A cheap and cheerful baked pasta with tuna, sweetcorn and a cheesy sauce.

Time50 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.25 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

4 servings

Ingredients

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300 gpenne
40 gbutter
40 gplain flour
500 mlwhole milk
150 gmature cheddargrated
2tins tuna in spring water (145 g)drained
150 gtinned sweetcorndrained
1 tspDijon mustard
2tomatoessliced

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Cook the penne in salted boiling water for 8 minutes, then drain.
8 min
2
Melt the butter, stir in the flour for 1 minute, then whisk in the milk gradually. Simmer for 5 minutes until thick.
5 min
3
Take off the heat and stir in two thirds of the cheese, the mustard and some seasoning.
4
Mix the pasta, tuna and sweetcorn into the sauce and tip into a baking dish.
5
Top with sliced tomato and the remaining cheese. Bake for 25 minutes until golden and bubbling.
25 min

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