Tuna pasta bake

Name: Tuna pasta bake
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
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

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 delicious and nourishing that the kids will go for.

Jun 30, 2009 2:00pm

20 mins cooking
Serves 4

Ingredients

Tuna pasta bake

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

Tuna pasta bake

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.