Tuna Pasta Bake
I had a couple of hours to spare today so I decided to finally cook the ingredients I bought last week. This is one of my favorite pasta recipes. It’s simple and easy to make. I got this recipe from Kerry Ann Dunlop on Jamie Oliver’s channel.
INGREDIENTS:
1 whole white onion (large)
1 bulb of garlic (large)
1 tbsp. dried chili flakes (optional)
3/4 tbsp. ground black pepper
about 1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/4 kilo tomato sauce
3 cans of chunky tuna
2 tbsp. dried basil leaves
1 tbsp. dried oregano leaves (optional)
fresh basil leaves
800 g penne pasta
595 g cheddar cheese
METHODS:
- Fry onions & garlic in olive oil (low-medium heat)
- Add dried chili flakes
- Add tomato sauce
- Add fresh basil leaves, dried basil and oregano leaves.
- Add the tuna
- Add salt
- Stir
- Add the pasta to the salted boiling water
- Drain the pasta once it’s al dente
- Coat the pasta with the sauce
- Transfer it into a baking pan
- Add cheddar cheese on top
- Put fresh basil leaves on top
- Bake it in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 15-20 minutes/until golden
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