Name: Tuna pasta bake
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 375 gram penne pasta; 1/4 cup (60 millilitres) cooking liquid; 425 gram tuna in olive oil, drained; 1/2 cup creamed corn; 1 cup coarsely grated cheddar cheese; 1 1/4 litre shallow ovenproof dish

Tuna pasta bake

Comfort food doesn't get much quicker, easier or tastier than this tuna pasta bake. Perfect for a mid-week dinner when you need something that the kids will go for.

Serves 4

Cook

20M

Ingredients

375 gram penne pasta

1/4 cup (60 millilitres) cooking liquid

425 gram tuna in olive oil, drained

1/2 cup creamed corn

1 cup coarsely grated cheddar cheese

1 1/4 litre shallow ovenproof dish

Method

1.In large saucepan of boiling water, cook pasta until tender. Preheat grill. Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup (60ml) cooking liquid. Return pasta to pan with tuna in olive oil, creamed corn, 1/3 cup cheese and reserved cooking liquid; stir over low heat to combine. Season to taste. Transfer mixture to 1 ¼-litre (5-cup) shallow ovenproof dish; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Grill until cheese is browned lightly.

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