Tuna & pineapple casserole - Real Recipes from Mums

A recipe from my childhood. I serve with streamed rice however pasta could be used too.

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 Large tin tuna in brine or spring water,, drained
1 400gram tin pineapple pieces, drained
1/4 cup Butter
3/4 cup Plain flour
1 1/2 cups Milk
1 1/2 cups Grated cheese
1/4 cup Breadcrumbs

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
Add drained tuna & drained pineapple to casserole dish, gently combine.
Melt butter in saucepan then take off heat & add flour, mix well until a roux. Put back on low heat & gradually add milk continuously stirring until smooth. Add 1 cup of the grated cheese & combine. Add salt & pepper for seasoning if desired.
Pour cheese sauce over tuna & gently fold. Top with remaining cheese & breadcrumbs.
Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until cooked.

Notes

Tinned salmon could be replaced for tuna & peas & corn could be replaced with the pineapple if desired. My children loved this. I have never liked fruit in a main meal before except for this.

82 Comments

- - BellaB said
  - 09 Oct 2024
    7:09 pm
I’m not sure this is a recipe for me personally but I can see my kids scarfing it down. They love tuna bakes and enjoy pineapple on pizza (weirdos) so I can imagine them enjoying this too. It doesn’t seem too hard to make and I imagine it would freeze too.

- - Frankiielot said
  - 31 Mar 2021
    10:42 pm
This is something different.
I honestly never thought that pineapple and tuna would ever go together.
My hubby is a fan of pineapple, especially pineapple fried rice so I’ll have to experiment and make this for him to try and see if he likes it.

- - mom462038 said
  - 11 Feb 2021
    10:10 am
The pineapple is new for me, might add some pasta too, make it a complete meal in 1 dish

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 12 Apr 2020
    2:42 pm
Sounds very exotic love pineapple and the recipe is easy

- - happymum2018 said
  - 09 Apr 2019
    12:33 pm
I have never tried and have no idea what this would be like sounds different thanks for sharing

- - taynik46 said
  - 11 Aug 2018
    8:26 am
who knew that pineapple and tune could go together! thank you for sharing your recipe

- - mom112217 said
  - 01 Nov 2016
    3:55 pm
I would love to make your recipe,sound’s great with the pineapple!

- - mom93821 said
  - 26 Aug 2016
    6:15 am
Pineapple and tuna actually do complement each other – thanks for a terrific recipe.

- - dannsbuild said
  - 24 Sep 2015
    6:33 pm
This looks really very good! A really nice recipe!

- - mom57522 said
  - 29 Jan 2015
    10:09 pm
This is very different from the norm.

- - GeoEllie said
  - 25 Jan 2015
    7:34 pm
Very different, would love to try it with pasta I think.

- - mom94125 said
  - 08 Nov 2014
    6:05 pm
STILL THANKS FOR MAKING THE EFFORT TO POST THIS
- mom93821 replied
  
  27 Aug 2016 , 6:41 am
  It is a great combo and the flavours do work. Pineapple is so good in so many recipes.
- - mom57522 said
  - 13 Oct 2014
    9:19 pm
A little bit different this combination.

- - mom94125 said
  - 12 Oct 2014
    4:00 pm
this is such an unusual blend of ingredients here
thanks for posting this recipe

- - mom56842 said
  - 24 Sep 2014
    5:10 pm
That’s different with the pineapple in it.

- - memo said
  - 31 Aug 2014
    11:51 am
would use the tuna with oil

- - ginoula5 said
  - 11 Aug 2014
    8:38 am
this is different, must give this a try, thanks for sharing

- - scottie said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    10:58 pm
I wouldn’t have thought to put tuna and pineapple together

- - sweetbell said
  - 04 Jun 2014
    6:18 pm
Interesting combination thanks for sharing

- - caramello said
  - 01 Jun 2014
    12:30 am
thanks for sharing