Tuna Pasta Bake
A quick and delicious tuna pasta bake perfect for busy weeknights.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Casserole dish
- Mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Oven
Ingredients
- 375 g pasta
- 2 200g tins tuna in brine drained
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- pinch of salt if desired
- pepper
- 25 g spread low-fat
- 225 g brown breadcrumbs fresh, 6 slices
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4.
- Bring pasta to the boil and cook following the instructions on the packet (approximately 13 minutes). Drain water once cooked.
- Flake the tuna into a bowl and add the chopped onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt (if using), pepper and pasta.
- Pour some of the mixture from step 3 into a casserole dish and cover with a layer of breadcrumbs.
- Continue layering in this way until all ingredients have been used up.
- Finish with a layer of breadcrumbs on the top, dot the surface with the low-fat spread and bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Serve with a tossed green salad or vegetables of your choice, for example, chopped carrots, peas or sweetcorn.
Nutrition per Serving
Calories: 604kcalCarbohydrates: 113gProtein: 20gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 0.2mgSodium: 475mgPotassium: 374mgFiber: 6gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 325IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 4mg
Source
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