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Tuna pasta bake

Name: Tuna pasta bake
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 3
Ingredients: 200g fusilli; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic crushed; a good pinch dried chilli flakes; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 200g tin tuna in olive oil drained; 1tsp rosemary needles chopped to make 1 tsp (optional); 75g mature cheddar grated

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: April 20, 2022 at 1:00 PM

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Serves 3

Easy

Total time: 50 mins

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

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Ingredients

Nutrition

200g fusilli
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion

finely chopped
2 cloves garlic

crushed
a good pinch dried chilli flakes
400g tin chopped tomatoes
200g tin tuna in olive oil

drained
1tsp rosemary

needles chopped to make 1 tsp (optional)
75g mature cheddar

grated

Nutrition: per serving

kcal474

low
fat16.2g
saturates6.4g
carbs51.6g
sugars8.6g
fibre5.9g
protein27.5g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

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

Heat the oven (if using) 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 (or grill if you don’t want to use the oven) for 20-25 minutes or until piping hot and bubbling. Serve with a green salad, if you like.

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