Simple Pasta Bake with Tuna

Fusilli pasta, tuna, a creamy tomato sauce & everthying gratinated with a lot of cheese. It doesn’t take more to cook a delicious pasta bake with tuna & to keep the whole family satisfied and happy.

Oregano & paprika powder give the pasta bake the special flavor, alternatively the spices can also be exchanged according to your own taste. Have fun cooking!




Cooked/Baked today: Simple Pasta Bake with Tuna
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Category: Main Dishes, Recipes with Tuna, Pasta & Noodle Recipes, Oven Baked Recipes, Hearty Meals, Fast Food
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Simple Pasta Bake with Tuna

Simple Pasta Bake with Tuna

Ingredients for 4 – 6 servings:

• 500 grams fusilli pasta
• 200 milliliters cream
• 200 milliliters milk
• 200 grams grated cheese (for example Gouda cheese)
• 2 cans tuna (in it’s own juice)
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 1 large onion
• 2 – 3 cloves garlic
• Je 1 heaping teaspoon oregano & sweet paprika powder
• Salt & pepper
• Oil for frying

Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:

• Large pot for pasta
• Large pan or pot for frying
• Pasta strainer
• Suitable baking dish

Instructions:




…for pasta bake with tuna:

Peel the onion & garlic & cut into strips or thin slices. Bring a large pot with salted water to a boil & cook the fusilli or spiral pasta for about 6 – 7 minutes or according to the package instructions until al-dente, then pour off over a pasta strainer & allow to drain.

Preparations for Pasta Bake

Heat up a large pan or pot with a good dash of oil, add the onions & garlic to the pan & sweat for 2 – 3 minutes over medium heat until translucent. Next, add a heaping teaspoon each of oregano and sweet paprika powder & sweat everything briefly while stirring.




Preheat the oven to 200°C (top/bottom heat) in good time. Then put the drained pasta, 2 cans tuna (including juice), 1 can of chopped tomatoes, 200 milliliters of cream, 200 milliliters of milk & a good pinch of salt & pepper in the pan & stir everything well until all ingredients are evenly distributed.

Cooking Pasta Bake

Then transfer the pasta mixture into a suitable baking dish, sprinkle with 200 grams of grated cheese & then bake in the preheated oven for about 20 – 25 minutes until the cheese has melted & everythint got a golden brown color. Take the finished pasta bake out of the oven, spread on plates & serve. Have fun cooking!




Video Tutorial:

Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):