Dinner

Tuna Sweetcorn Pasta Bake

A quick and budget-friendly pasta bake with flaked tuna, sweetcorn and a creamy cheese sauce. Under £2 per serving.

Standard
519
kcal
35g
Protein
60g
Carbs
19g
Fat
£1.29
Per Serving
⏱ Prep: 10 min 🍳 Cook: 25 min 🍽 Serves 4
🛒 Ingredients
IngredientAmountCalories
Tuna (tinned in brine) 2x185g tins tuna in brine 288 kcal
Sweetcorn (tinned) 200g tin sweetcorn 172 kcal
White Onion 1 small white onion 32 kcal
Cheddar Cheese 200g cheddar, grated 832 kcal
Semi-Skimmed Milk 400ml semi-skimmed milk 200 kcal
Unsalted Butter 40g butter 297.6 kcal
Plain Flour 3 tbsp plain flour 136.4 kcal
Dijon Mustard 1 tbsp dijon mustard 13.7 kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp olive oil 88.4 kcal
Pasta (penne) 400g penne pasta 1436 kcal
👨‍🍳 Method
  1. 1Preheat oven to 190C. Cook pasta in salted boiling water for 8 minutes. Drain.\n2. Meanwhile, make the sauce: melt butter. Add flour and cook 1 minute.\n3. Gradually whisk in milk and bring to a gentle boil, stirring, until thickened. Remove from heat.\n4. Stir in half the cheddar and dijon mustard.\n5. In a large bowl, combine drained pasta, flaked tuna, sweetcorn and the cheese sauce. Mix gently.\n6. Transfer to a baking dish. Top with remaining cheddar.\n7. Bake for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling. Serve with a green salad.

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