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Tuna & Vegetable Pasta Bake | Easy & Delicious Recipe

The first time I tasted pasta was when I was studying in an Italian nursing School. They used to cook for us plain boiled pasta with four main ingredients - pasta, water, salt and cooking oil.
Pasta was really not my favourite but over time, I grew to enjoy it. The children however, having been born and raised in the UK, always enjoyed eating pasta dishes. I have been trying different pasta dishes and this particular one, is the family's favourite.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 7 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: International
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

Tuna & Vegetable Pasta Bake
  • 1 kg pasta
  • 2 tins tuna
  • 3 medium onions
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tin garden peas
  • 500 g pasta sauce
  • 2½ bell peppers
  • 300 g mild cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsbp curry powder
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil

Equipment

  • 2 large saucepans
  • Chopping board
  • kitchen knife
  • wooden spoon
  • Draining spoon/ladle strainer
  • A large roasting dish

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Chop up all the vegetables and set aside
The Vegetable Sauce
  1. Heat up the oil in the pan
  2. Add onions and fry for appx 5 minutes or until golden brown
  3. Add curry powder, mix and add tomatoes immediately
  4. Add black pepper and mix well
  5. Add 1 cup of hot boiling water in the pan
  6. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the sauce thickens
  7. Add the pasta sauce mix and cook for a further 5 minutes
  8. Add all the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes
  9. Add salt
  10. Cover the saucepan and cook for 5 minutes
  11. Test to make sure the salt is enough and the vegetables are cooked
  12. Add the tuna to the sauce
  13. Add the green peas
  14. Add the pasta to the sauce or the sauce to the pasta and mix well
  15. Scoop it out into a large roasting dish
  16. Grate the cheese and sprinkle over the pasta mix
  17. Bake in the oven, gas mark 6 for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown
  18. Serve with fresh vegetable salad of your choice
Plain Boiled Pasta
  1. Place pasta in a large saucepan
  2. Add hot boiling water until it covers the pasta
  3. Add a tablespoonful of salt and mix well
  4. Do not cover the saucepan as pasta tends to boil over, but keep turning every now and again with draining spoon for even cooking
  5. Cook until it softens
  6. Drain out the water from the pasta and set aside