Your Tuna Pasta Bake

[AB Editor]

Afternoon all,

It's struck me that I haven't had a pasta bake in years - I mean maybe 5 years or something.

Anyway, we're making one tonight. I wondered if anyone had a favourite recipe they always use, or just a a few general tips to ensure that it is the best pasta bake ever?

I think we're doing Tuna, so maybe that's worth keeping in mind when you educate me.

[Zacs-Master]

Enjoy

http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/f/fast_tuna_pasta_bake.html

[VHG]

I had one last night (that I made while my wife was at work)

I put a tin or two of tuna in a bowl, with a jar of ready made Bolognese sauce (maybe a spicy one), a tin of chopped tomatoes, and mix it all together and heat it in the microwave.

Sometimes I put in some "easy garlic" or maybe a few drops of a spicy sauce (peri peri sauce for example), also maybe some sweetcorn from a tin). Last night we had some pepperami meat sticks in the fridge so I cut a couple up to give it some extra body.

I then cook the pasta in a saucepan, pour it all in a low dish, and grate some cheddar cheese over the top. Maybe also some parmisan cheese on the top as well.

Put it in the oven for only 15 or 20 minutes (the pasta has just been cooked and the sauce has been heated in the microwave so it does not need long in the oven).

Remove from oven, sprinkle on some more parmisan cheese and a quick and tasty meal.

[Baby_Sham]

I was literally salivating whilst reading that Waitrose recipe then :-)
I've gone with that one before but, and this is personal preference only, switch the 'essential' peas and sweetcorn to their organic range. I don't think you can taste much difference when it comes to cheese, but definitely so with fruit and vegetables. I also used gluten free pasta (think that's in their 'Love Life' range) as I hate the 'bloated' feeling you get with pasta. Meh.



Any chance you could lay a couple more placemats ed?

[mccfluff]

not tuna but the last pasta bake i did was with left over chilli mixed with pasta, topped with cheese and grilled, that was nice :-)

[Baby_Sham]

I've just realised I'm really really hungry now :)

[boxtops]

I'm just very primitive - put pasta in dish, stir in flaked tuna (or whatever) and add a jar of pour-over pasta bake sauce :-)

[boxtops]

this one from Related Posts sounds nice! http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Question372441.html

[nescio]

My wife's recipe:
cook the pasta
chop some onions and fry in butter until soft
mix the onions with the tuna and a tin of condensed mushroom soup
mix together with the pasta
sprinkle grated cheese on top
heat in oven for 20-30 minutes

liberal application of Worcester sauce is strongly recommended

[EcclesCake]

I'm sorry but Tuna Pasta Bake makes me think of ghastly US recipes where you take a tin of tuna, a ready made pasta sauce and some pasta and bung it altogether witha tin of condensed soup.

For that reason I have never been able to bring myself to eat a tuna pasta bake, I do have some nice recipes for tuna and pasta.

For no good reason beyond lasagne I rarely eat a pasta bake. However, pastichio and Carluccio's Vincigrassi do grace my table occasionally.

[AB Editor]

Excellent stuff here.

VHG, I was thinking a cured meat might be appropriate.

It seems like you lot grill your pasta "bake"?

Sounds good nes. I know someone who uses soup as the base sauce of their pie fillings.

[anneasquith]

pasta bake..lovely, but please not tuna :(

[Tilly2]

I don't put tuna in pasta bake either. I don't like hot tuna.

[sherrardk]

I am going to try them on a gnocchi, bacon and tomato sauce bake next week - looks nice in the picture.

[jon1968]

Does nobody else put crisps in theirs, and on top? :-/

[viv38]

^ No, but I might do next time, it sounds good !

[EcclesCake]

I can just about get my head around having a crispy topping of crisps.

I CANNOT consider how a packet of crisps would work IN a pasta bake.

[viv38]

I meant I'd just put them on top. They'd go soggy inside !!

[AB Editor]

Settled on Tuna, Kabanos and Sweetcorn - I'm going to try a crisp top as well because it sounds pretty good (in a terrible comfort-junk way)

[viv38]

What's Kabanos Ed ??

[EcclesCake]

For the love of [insert your preferred deity] don't use pickled onion crisps!