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Tuna pasta bake

Name: Tuna pasta bake
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: fusilli 200g; olive oil 1 tbsp; onion 1, finely chopped; garlic 2 cloves, crushed; dried chilli flakes a good pinch; chopped tomatoes 400g tin; tuna in olive oil 200g tin, drained; rosemary needles chopped to make 1 tsp (optional); mature cheddar 75g, grated

50 minutes
serves 3
Easy

An absolute classic, made even more wonderful with the addition of dried chilli flakes and rosemary. It's a real crowd pleaser!

By Janine Ratcliffe

Published: June 12, 2020 at 10:47 am

Try our tuna pasta bake recipe then check out our sausage pasta bake, vegetarian pasta bake, pasta al forno and more comforting pasta bakes.

Ingredients

fusilli 200g
olive oil 1 tbsp
onion 1, finely chopped
garlic 2 cloves, crushed
dried chilli flakes a good pinch
chopped tomatoes 400g tin
tuna in olive oil 200g tin, drained
rosemary needles chopped to make 1 tsp (optional)
mature cheddar 75g, grated

Method

Step 1

Cook the fusilli following pack instructions, then drain well.
Step 2

Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the onion for 10 minutes until softened a little. Add the garlic and chilli flakes, and cook for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and half a tin of water, then simmer for 10 minutes. Season.
Step 3

Stir the tuna into the sauce with the rosemary (if using) and drained pasta, and tip into a 26cm x 18cm baking dish. Scatter over the cheese then bake for 20-25 minutes or until piping hot and bubbling. Serve with a green salad, if you like.