Name: HEALTHIER TUNA PASTA BAKE
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 4 cups pasta; 2 tins of tuna; 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 1/2 cup frozen veg of choice (I like to use frozen peas and corn, and mixed broccoli, green beans and carrot); 2 spring onions, chopped; 1 can cannellini beans; 400ml milk; 2 tbsp maizena; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese; Salt u0026 pepper to season

HEALTHIER TUNA PASTA BAKE

Course: Dinner

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Ingredients

4 cups pasta
2 tins of tuna
2 tbsp olive oil
3 1/2 cup frozen veg of choice (I like to use frozen peas and corn, and mixed broccoli, green beans and carrot)
2 spring onions, chopped
Pasta bake sauce & topping:
1 can cannellini beans
400ml milk
2 tbsp maizena
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
Salt & pepper to season

Method

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a large deep baking dish with a little extra virgin olive oil.
Cook the pasta according to packet instructions, and set aside. Finely chop the spring onions and set aside as well.
Drain and rinse the cannellini beans. Place in a blender or food processor with the milk, garlic powder, onion powder, maizena, mustard and a very generous pinch of salt and pepper. Blend until smooth.
Place cooked pasta, all of the vegetables, tuna and spring onion in the baking dish. Make sure the tuna is flaked through rather than being in really large chunks. Pour over the milk mixture and add in half of the cheese. Stir everything together and then arrange evenly in the baking dish.
Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the cheese is fully melted and the top of the pasta bake is turning crispy and golden.