What Can I Make with Pasta and a Tin of Tuna? Cheesy Tuna Pasta Bake

Ingredients

• 300g dried pasta shapes (penne or fusilli)
• 2 x 145g tins tuna in spring water, drained
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 198g tin sweetcorn, drained
• 100g mature cheddar, grated
• Salt and black pepper

Method

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1. Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan), gas mark 6.
2. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water for 2 minutes less than the pack timings, then drain.
3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan and soften the onion for 8 minutes. Add the garlic for 1 minute, then the tomatoes, purée and oregano. Simmer for 10 minutes and season.
4. Stir the pasta, tuna and sweetcorn into the sauce and tip into a 2-litre ovenproof dish.
5. Scatter over the cheese and bake for 15–20 minutes until golden and bubbling and piping hot in the centre.