Recipe: Yummy Tomato, onion and tuna pasta bake

Tomato, onion and tuna pasta bake. This tomato Tuna Pasta Bake is proof that you can make an, incredibly delicious meal using pantry staples: tuna, canned tomato, dried herbs and pasta. Because everybody has a can of tuna, pasta, canned tomato and some sort of dried herbs in the depths of their pantry, everybody should have one. Put the pasta in a large pan of boiling water and cook following pack instructions. Recipe for quick and easy tuna and tomato pasta, the sauce is made with canned tuna fish, tomatoes, onions, olive oil, and herbs. I usually use fresh tomatoes for this pasta dish, but you can also use a cannned diced tomatoes instead if you don't have fresh ones.

This Tuna Pasta Bake is creamy without any cream. I made the creamy sauce myself. It is really easy and you will see that you don't need to buy cream for such creamy pasta recipes. You can cook Tomato, onion and tuna pasta bake using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tomato, onion and tuna pasta bake

1. You need of Tomatoes 250g (fresh, chopped).
2. It's 200 ml of Chicken stock.
3. You need 1 of onion (chopped).
4. It's 1 of garlic clove (minced).
5. It's 2 tbsp of tomato purée.
6. You need 1 tbsp of plain flour.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of sugar.
8. You need 1 tsp of Italian herbs.
9. Prepare Splash of oil.
10. It's to taste of Salt and pepper.
11. You need 200 g of cooked pasta.
12. You need 1 tin of drained tuna.
13. You need 50 g of mixed grated cheese.
14. You need of Sprinkle chilli flakes.

You just need a mixture of flour and milk to make a creamy sauce. Saute tomato puree in a pot for some minutes and. Canned tuna is tossed with chopped tomatoes, olives, red onions, capers, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice, and then tossed again with hot fusilli pasta and shredded Mozzarella cheese. The hot pasta melts the cheese into the tuna mixture.

Tomato, onion and tuna pasta bake instructions

1. Add oil, onion and garlic to a saucepan. Cook until softened. Add tomato purée, flour, Italian herbs and seasoning cook for a further minute. Add fresh tomatoes, sugar and chicken stock. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 15-20 minutes stirring until thickened..
2. Stir in cooked pasta then carefully stir in tuna so it doesn’t break up to much. Transfer to an oven proof dish then top with grated cheese and a sprinkle of chilli flakes.
3. Bake at 200c for 20-30 minutes until golden and bubbly. Serve with garlic bread.

Make it ahead if you wish; if you do, warm it in the microwave. This canned tuna pasta recipe is quick, healthy, and comforting. The perfect recipe when you don't have a lot in your pantry! This healthy tuna pasta recipe can be jazzed up or even made more simple than it already is. For the photos I added some grated parmesan cheese and a little lemon zest (I.