Cheesy Tuna Pasta Bake - Real Recipes from Mums

Serves 8
40 minutes
Difficulty Easy
10 Ingredients
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Cheesy Tuna Pasta Bake ticks so many boxes … don’t you think?

Whether it’s a busy weeknight and you need dinner on the table in a half hour, you’re wanting to get the kids to start helping with cooking dinner or you need a really easy and yet substantial side dish when you’re feeding a crowd, a big Cheesy Tuna Pasta Bake is always a winner.

We love that this recipe is literally a ‘throw everything together’ recipe. Then while it’s bubbling away in the oven, you can sort something else out (or have a wine)!

We adore Sirena Tuna in Olive Oil for this recipe – we use the large tin but you could get away with the smaller tin if you wanted to save a few dollars (or your family don’t like to double down on tuna).

So … hands up who needs a fresh take on their Pasta Bakes! This one is sure to please.

Ingredients (serves 8)

1 packet Pasta Shells, cooked until just al dente
400g Tin Tuna (any brand is fine but Sirena Tuna in Oil is our favourite for this recipe)
2 cups Baby Spinach Leaves
1 small Brown Onion, finely diced
600ml Thickened Cream
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
1 tsp Sea Salt
1 tsp Finely ground pepper
2 tsp Cornflour
2 cups Mozarella Cheese, shredded or grated

Method

Combine the onion, cream, mustard, salt, pepper and cornflour in the bottom of a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly to distribute ingredients and remove any lumps of cornflour.
Add the pasta shells, the tuna (drain about half the oil away) and the baby spinach and mix thoroughly.
Pour the mix into a large ovenproof baking dish and then sprinkle with the mozarella cheese.
Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until everything is hot through and the cheese is beautifully melted.

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60 Comments

- - jenniw said
  - 04 Feb 2020
    9:28 am
Thank you for sharing.. this is similar to a recipe I think my grandmother used to cook

- - Petal53 said
  - 27 Jan 2020
    8:15 pm
I used to think Tuna Pasta Bake sounded revolting until I made a Cheesy Tuna Pasta Bake years and years ago. My recipe is a little different to the featured one but along the same lines.

- - Ellen said
  - 08 Dec 2019
    7:57 pm
Thanks for sharing. We’re not into fish here, but that’s easy to leave out

- - SandyG said
  - 04 Dec 2019
    12:21 pm
Ok, I’ve never tried a tuna bake before, but my family loves tinned tuna AND they love pasta even more. I am printing to try out this week!!! <3

- - shanika said
  - 03 Dec 2019
    10:32 pm
This is my kids favourite dinner.

- - tessie said
  - 03 Dec 2019
    1:00 pm
Great meal to have when we want to have a meat free meal

- - ella12 said
  - 03 Dec 2019
    12:06 pm
Looks like a tasty meal, thanks.

- - mom101628 said
  - 02 Dec 2019
    10:58 pm
Looks great and I love the way you have incorporated vegetables into it too. Thanks for sharing.

- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Nov 2019
    9:41 pm
Does look yummy and healthy too

- - mom343701 said
  - 30 Nov 2019
    8:44 pm
looks healthy and tasty yummy

- - mom81879 said
  - 23 Nov 2019
    10:13 am
This is so tastey. I’ve made a few times now and the plates are all clean after

- - OutbackRevue said
  - 09 Nov 2019
    12:37 am
I love how rustic this looks, especially with the spinach leaves left whole… such a great dish for entertaining!

- - ashley06 said
  - 31 Oct 2019
    11:54 pm
Simple but very tasty! The mustard in the sauce adds a bit of zing!

- - mom439638 said
  - 08 Oct 2019
    8:50 pm
My mum used to cook Tuna bake when we were younger and I completely forgot about how simple it is!!! Delicious.

- - mom390666 said
  - 08 Oct 2019
    8:32 pm
Hmm looks simple but delicious