Cheesy Tuna Pasta Bake - Real Recipes from Mums

Serves 8
40 minutes
Difficulty Easy
10 Ingredients

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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79 Comments

- - mum300445 said
  - 08 Jul 2021
    9:08 pm
This sounds really yummy! And pretty easy too. Definitely something I think the whole family would enjoy.

- - mom462038 said
  - 09 May 2021
    10:28 am
One of the best, most delicious tea time meals you can get

- - mom111059 said
  - 20 Jan 2021
    5:05 pm
We are not tuna fans but I can appreciate the recipe is a good one. Thanks

- - 222jodes said
  - 29 Oct 2020
    10:26 pm
Yum… I made this the other night … it was fabulous

- - mom268263 said
  - 07 Oct 2020
    7:28 pm
Good fast family friendly recipe.

- - shanika said
  - 20 Jun 2020
    10:18 pm
This is our family favourite dinner.

- - hexrex said
  - 17 Jun 2020
    5:35 pm
This looks so good thankyou so much for haring this recipe

- - mom330666 said
  - 07 Jun 2020
    8:54 pm
I love pasta bakes…this sounds nice

- - LeeLee said
  - 27 May 2020
    9:51 pm
I love pasta bake, this one looks delicious

- - mom73672 said
  - 27 May 2020
    9:13 pm
Yum yum… you have just solved tomorrow’s meal plan. It looks delicious ????

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 20 May 2020
    4:20 pm
I love a whole bake in the oven

- - mom462794 said
  - 20 May 2020
    3:31 pm
My kids will love this. With three growing boys I’m always looking for cheap meals to fill their hungry tummies.

- - Mummyofone77 said
  - 20 May 2020
    4:56 am
A great way to use up what you have on hand

- - mom418449 said
  - 19 May 2020
    12:32 pm
Oh dear…that looks soo soo delicious!!! Yum! My family would devour this with me. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom418449 said
  - 22 Apr 2020
    1:28 pm
Definitely adding this to my cooking list this week!