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Tuna pasta bake
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Tuna pasta bake

A bubbling cheddar topping finishes this simple tuna, sweetcorn and tomato pasta bake.

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 300 gpenne
  • 2 tintuna in spring water, 145 g each, drained
  • 1 tinchopped tomatoes, 400 g
  • 200 gsweetcorn, drained
  • 1onion, finely chopped
  • 2 clovegarlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 1 tspdried oregano
  • 120 gcheddar, grated

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Cook the penne for 2 minutes less than the packet time, reserving 150 ml of cooking water before draining.

    10 minutes
  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, heat the oil in a saucepan and soften the onion for 6 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

    7 minutes
  3. 3.

    Add the tomatoes and oregano, then simmer for 8 minutes. Gently fold in the tuna and sweetcorn.

    8 minutes
  4. 4.

    Mix the sauce with the pasta and enough reserved water to keep it moist. Transfer to a baking dish and scatter over the cheddar.

    3 minutes
  5. 5.

    Bake for 20 minutes until golden and piping hot in the centre.

    20 minutes