Italian Tuna Pasta Bake

photo by PSU Lioness

- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 cups fusilli (or any other kind of pasta)
- 1⁄2 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 (14 ounce) can low-sodium tomato soup, condensed
- 1 pinch mixed herbs
- 1 -2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 (7 ounce) can tuna, drained and flaked
- fresh ground black pepper
-
White Sauce with Spinach
- 1⁄2 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- one and a quarter cups milk
- 2 cups Baby Spinach, chopped
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated, plus a little extra for the topping
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente, then drain and refresh in cold water to stop it from over cooking.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the onion until soft.
- Stir the corn flour into the water until dissolved, then add to the onion pan along with the tomato soup.
- Bring to a boil, add the herbs and then cook gently, stirring for five minutes.
- Mix in the flaked tuna and heat through. Season to taste.
- Mix into cooked pasta.
- For the cheese and spinach sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the onion until transparent.
- Add the flour and continue stirring the mixture all the time.
- Gradually pour in the milk and keep stirring until the sauce is thickened and smooth.
- Add the chopped spinach and stir until wilted.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the 2 c grated Cheddar cheese.
- Grease a baking dish and add the tuna and tomato mixed with the pasta, and then pour the spinach sauce over top.
- Sprinkle with some grated Cheddar cheese and bake in the oven for 25 minutes until golden.
- This can also be frozen. Assemble casserole but do not sprinkle with cheese or bake. Thaw in refrigerator before baking. Sprinkle with cheese and bake according to normal instructions.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PSU Lioness
Coal Township, Pennsylvania
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