Beaumont School Food Technology Department
Recipe title: Tuna Pasta Bake serves 3-4
Please bring from home:
I large oven proof dish
300g (dried weight) Cooked Pasta*
300ml Milk
125g Cheddar Cheese*
1 x 160g Canned tuna*
25g Butter or margarine
25g Plain flour (or cornflour)*
150g approx. Sweetcorn *
Method
1. Prepare the flavouring ingredients by draining the sweetcorn and tuna. Prepare any other flavouring ingredients you may want to use. Remember to pre-cook any meat or hard vegetables (e.g. broccoli can be steamed, bacon fried).
2. In a large saucepan, place the butter, flour and milk (a tablespoon of the butter and flour, a pint of milk). Heat the sauce on a medium heat (temperature 3 or 4), stirring all of the time, until the mixture begins to simmer. Allow to simmer for one minute only before removing the pan from the heat.
3. With the sauce removed from the heat (onto a wooden triangle) stir in ¾ of the cheese and any flavourings. Season. Add a little extra water if the sauce appears too thick to coat the pasta.
4. Pour the pasta and sauce into the oven proof dish, sprinkle with the remaining cheese and clean round the edges of the dish before baking.
To bake: Pre-heat the oven to 180oc or gas mark 4 for 15-20 mins. or until the cheese on top is golden brown. Pupils will be given the option to do this at home if preferred.
