Tasty Tuna Mornay

Submitted by AussieGal Tracey

"This is a real simple way of making tuna mornay. The kids love it and it's better than buying a jar of already made sauce because there are no preservatives and you know what's going into this sauce."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mixed herbs
• salt
• pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon mild paprika
• 1 (425 g) can canned tuna, drained and flaked
• 1 (500 g) packet small spiral shaped pasta
• 1 cup cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°Celsius.
2. Cook pasta and let it drain.
3. Melt butter and stir in flour.
4. Gently add in milk, then take off of heat when its of a saucy consistency.
5. Sometimes I have to add more or less milk or flour depending on outcome of consistency.
6. Add in salt, pepper, paprika, mixed herbs, and tuna; mix together.
7. Put pasta in a large dish (I normally have enough for two dishes), then pour sauce over. Mix the sauce through the pasta until it's thoroughly combined.
8. Sprinkle grated cheese over the top; put in the oven for 20 minutes on 180 degrees c until cheese is melted and golden.

Reviews

[kymgerberich]

We had this last night and this was such a hit that my DSF requested the leftovers for tonight's dinner. That has NEVER happened!!

 

[Neonprincess]

Quick, easy and very tasty. I had to use more milk to get my sauce the right consistency. I also added some chopped green onion for some colour, and substituted lemon pepper for the salt and pepper, because I'm a real fan of lemon pepper :)

 

[Peter J]

Nice simple recipe, probably not the nicest mornay I've ever had but thought it deserved five stars because it was still very good while being so quick to make. I found quite a bit extra milk was required to achieve the right consistency, I think it's a recipe where you're best to adjust quantities to suit personal tastes.

 

[JennyMidget]

Quick, easy and nice - although I can't help feeling it might have benefited from the addition of some veggies - maybe even just a small can of corn kernels?