Easy Creamy Tuna Pasta Bake = Super Comfort Food!

this creamy tuna pasta bake is superb comfort food .

It's a meal that everyone loves , and it's made with mostly store cupboard ingredients .

Hi , I'm Nicky .

Welcome back to our kitchen , where we show you how to make delicious family friendly recipes .

There's something about a pasta bake that makes everyone so happy .

It's simple to make .

It's relatively cost effective , and it's so delicious .

There's guaranteed clean plates all around in our house .

So let's get cooking .

We're gonna start by preheating the oven to 180 C , or 350 F .

First of all , we're gonna start by boiling the pasta .

I've got 400 grammes , which is about 14 ounces of rigatoni pasta here , but you can use whatever pasta shapes you like .

Add the pasta to a pan of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes .

Whilst the pasta's cooking , we're gonna make the creamy , cheesy sauce so we want to melt three tablespoons of unsalted butter in a pan .

Yeah , add in a finely diced onion and cook on a medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes , until the onions are soft .

Now turn up the heat a little and stir in 40 grammes , or about a third of a cup of plain all purpose flour .

Cook for 1 to 2 minutes while stirring to cook through the flour .

Now we want to add in about 600 mil , which is about 2.5 cups of full fat milk , a little bit at a time .

While stirring .

It's a good idea to stir with the whisk because that helps prevent any lumps forming in the sauce .

Also , be sure to go right up to the edges of the pan so we don't leave any flour behind .

Once all the milk is incorporated , continue to heat while stirring , until the sauce thickens .

Then add about 100 and 70 grammes or one and three quarter cups of grated mature cheddar cheese and stir in the sauce until melted , seasoned with a quarter of a teaspoon each of salt and pepper .

By now the pasta should be cooked so we're gonna drain it in a colander and place it in a baking dish for information .

My bacon dish is about 20 centimetres by 30 centimetres .

Yeah , now pour the cheese sauce all over the pasta for the tuna fish I'm using lime core albacore tuna .

It's a little bit more expensive than regular tuna , but it's meatier and creamier and really tasty .

But if you can't get a hold of it or don't want to use it , then that's absolutely fine .

Just use regular good quality tin tuna , so added in 320 grammes or 11 ounces of that .

Drain tuna to the dish with the pasta and sauce .

We're also gonna add in 330 grammes , or 11.5 ounces of drain tin , sweet corn and 100 and 50 grammes or a cup of frozen peas , then mix it all together .

Then we'll top the pasta with about 80 to 100 grammes , which is about a cup of grated , mature cheddar cheese .

Now we're gonna place this in the preheated oven .

In case you missed it .

That was 180 C or 350 F for about 15 to 20 minutes until that cheese is golden and bubbling .

Once that's done , take out of the oven and it's time to serve up .

There we go .

Sprinkle on a little fresh parsley and you're done .

This creamy tuna pasta bake is guaranteed to leave clean plates all around .

And if you like this , then check out my veggie pasta bake .

I know no meat , but Chris devours it despite the lack of meat .

See you next time .