Tuna pasta bake
Italian35 mins£0.97 a portionFreezes well
Ingredients
Serves 4
- Tinned tuna chunks (145g tin)2
- Penne / fusilli400g
- Frozen sweetcorn200g
- Semi-skimmed milk500ml
- Plain flour40g
- Butter40g
- Mature cheddar100g
Plus salt and pepper. About £3.90 for the amounts used.
Method
- 1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6).
- 2
Cook 400g pasta for 2 minutes less than the pack says, then drain.
- 3
Make the cheese sauce: melt 40g butter, stir in 40g flour for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in 500ml milk until thick. Stir in half of 100g grated cheddar.
- 4
Mix the pasta, sauce, 2 drained tins tuna and 200g frozen sweetcorn. Tip into a baking dish and top with the rest of the cheese.
- 5
Bake for 20 minutes until golden.
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