Spicy Tuna Pasta Bake
"From our Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times. Times are estimated."
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (462.3 g)
- Calories 709.7
- Total Fat - 28.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.8 g
- Cholesterol - 32.1 mg
- Sodium - 1764.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 84.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 12 g
- Sugars - 8.3 g
- Protein - 32.6 g
- Calcium - 335.6 mg
- Iron - 3.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 29.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 200 C/180 C fan-forced.
Step 2
Cook pasta following packet directions, until almost tender (see note) and then drain well and return to pan.
Step 3
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan over high heat and cook garlic and onion, stirring, for 3 minutes or until light golden and then add passata, herbs, sugar and salt and season with pepper and then add chilli, to taste.
Step 4
Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes.
Step 5
Pour sauce over pasta in pan and add olives and tuna and toss to combine and then transfer mixture to a 12-cup-capacity baking dish and sprinkle with cheeses and bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden.
Step 6
Serve sprinkled with parsley.
Tips
- Under-cook the pasta at this stage so it doesn’t go mushy when it’s baked.