Easy One Pot Tuna Pasta Bake with Broccoli and Sweetcorn
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Calories
632 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Easy One Pot Tuna Pasta Bake with Broccoli and Sweetcorn
Description
The recipe starts by softening onions and garlic in olive oil in an ovenproof pan before adding pasta, passata, and water to cook until the pasta is nearly al dente. Seasoned with salt and pepper, the mixture simmers covered on the stove. Once the pasta is nearly cooked, mascarpone cheese, drained tuna, chopped broccoli florets, and sweetcorn are stirred in to create a creamy and chunky filling.
A topping of grated cheddar cheese mixed with panko breadcrumbs is sprinkled over the surface to provide a crunchy golden crust upon baking. The pan is transferred to a hot oven to finish cooking, melt the cheese, and brown the topping.
This bake is served with a green salad to complement its creamy, cheesy texture and balance the meal. Cooking in one pan simplifies preparation and cleanup.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion sliced, large
- 3 cloves garlic crushed or grated
- 300 g fusilli pasta (or your favourite shape)
- 350 ml passata
- 650 ml water (use the empty passata jar to measure)
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 250 g mascarpone
- 120 g tuna drained, canned
- 150 g sweetcorn drained (or use frozen, tinned
- 200 g broccoli chopped into very small florets
- 150 g cheddar cheese grated
- 50 g panko breadcrumbs (or normal breadcrumbs)
- green salad optional, to serve
Instructions
- Put the oil in a wide ovenproof pan and add the sliced onion. Fry for 3 minutes over a low heat, with the lid on, or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes, with the lid off.
- Put the pasta, passata and water into the pan, together with the salt and pepper, and bring to the boil. Cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes, stirring once or twice until the pasta is nearly al dente. Meanwhile preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F.
- Remove the lid and add in the mascarpone, tuna, sweetcorn and broccoli. Stir to mix everything together thoroughly. Bring to a gentle simmer and then turn off. Mix the cheddar and breadcrumbs and sprinkle over the top of the pasta bake.
- Cook the pasta bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling, and the pasta is cooked to your liking.
- Serve with a green salad.
Notes
- Use a wide ovenproof pan suitable for both stove-top and oven to prepare this dish entirely in one vessel.
- If necessary, transfer the cooked pasta mixture to an ovenproof dish before adding cheese and breadcrumbs topping.
- Nutrition information provided is approximate and for guidance only.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 632 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 632kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 59g | 20% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 325mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 636mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1415IU | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 39.1mg | 43% |
| Calcium | 304mg | 30% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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