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Cheesy Tuna Bake

Serves 4
20 minutes
Difficulty Easy
6 Ingredients

Ingredients (serves 4)

300gm Pasta - macaroni or fresh penne pasta
40g Butter
2TBS Plain Flour
2cups Reduced cream milk
¾ cup Grated Cheese
425g Tuna in springwater, drained & flaked

Method

Preheat oven 200 - 220 fan-forced. Cook your pasta according to packet or 4 mins if using fresh penne in a large saucepan of salted boiling water. Drain reserving ¼ cup of water. Return pasta to saucepan.
Melt butter, add flour & allow mixture to bubble for 1 min. Remove from heat. Gradually add the milk until combined. Return to heat. Stir constantly, 3-4 mins until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in ¼ cup of cheese.
Add to pasta with tuna & reserved pasta water. Toss to combine. Season with pepper. Spoon mixture into a casserole dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 10-15 mins until cheese is melted & golden.

Notes

Family Favourite - can add corn, capsicum, kidney beans, peas or onions. Serve with a crisp salad. Great for lunches!

39 Comments
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- - mom160270 said
  - 04 Oct 2025
    5:31 pm
Easy with great ingredients. I love it!

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- - mom112023 said
  - 23 Nov 2017
    6:17 am
Thanks for the recipe. Can’t wait to make it.

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- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 29 May 2016
    9:26 am
Wow what a tasty family meal!

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- - mom57619 said
  - 26 Feb 2016
    10:17 pm
A nice simple recipe – can change it up with different types of cheese – smoky sounds nice.

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- - mom112217 said
  - 23 Dec 2015
    10:15 am
I like your recipe as it’s quick and easy and we love a pasta bake also with chicken,thanks!

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- - mom103778 said
  - 26 Oct 2015
    10:07 am
Some of the easiest recipes are the best. Your recipe looks like a winner for dinner tonight.

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- - bedda1 said
  - 14 Sep 2015
    11:52 am
OMG this looks and sounds amazing! Great way of getting the kids to eat tuna too I think.

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- - coastalkaryn said
  - 03 Sep 2015
    10:26 pm
funny this coming up on my wall straight after I posted my son’s version – yours sounds great

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- - coastalkaryn said
  - 16 Aug 2015
    7:53 pm
I get really excited about tuna – I add spinach to my bake, and have never made my own pasta, thanks for sharing

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- - mom94378 said
  - 03 Aug 2015
    9:15 am
Love the look of this, thanks.

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- - coastalkaryn said
  - 25 Jun 2015
    9:45 pm
we eat tuna at least once a week and are all partial to a great bake – thanks for sharing

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- - mom94125 said
  - 15 Jun 2015
    11:53 am
i just shared this. it is a great recipe no matter what you add to this
- mom94125 replied
  
  01 Oct 2015 , 6:34 pm
  this looks so tempting hey
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- - mom57808 said
  - 11 Jun 2015
    5:19 am
yummmm my favourite

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- - mom90758 said
  - 12 May 2015
    1:45 pm
What a nice idea!

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- - Mum of 5 darlings :) said
  - 26 Apr 2015
    7:10 pm
Oh yes !! This recipe looks delicious !!
Thanku 😀

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- - mom101330 said
  - 24 Apr 2015
    8:55 am
This looks light a hearty meal….YUM! I must try. Thank you for sharing.

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- - meimei said
  - 18 Apr 2015
    4:38 pm
Yummy….. looks so tempting these cheesy tuna bake 🙂

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- - smart_ass said
  - 17 Apr 2015
    3:06 pm
this looks good

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- - mel_phillips said
  - 16 Apr 2015
    6:20 am
Sounds great! So quick and easy! Win-win!!

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- - cherz said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    7:21 pm
A quick and easy dinner winner. Every thing in one place. great. thanx.
- mom103920 replied
  
  15 Apr 2015 , 9:41 am
  Well said. My type of quick and easy meal too.
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