Tuna Pasta Bake

Ingredients

• 150g pasta
• 25g butter
• 25g plain flour
• 250ml milk
• 65g strong cheddar, grated (incl. handful for the topping)
• 110g drained tuna (the water could be added to the sauce)
• 165g veg (sweetcorn, brocolli, peas, etc)
• large handful chopped parsley

Note: the roux is essentially 50/50 flour and butter, and the quantity of milk (and other liquids) can be adjusted for thickness.

Method

1. For the sauce:
   • Melt the butter in a saucepan
   • Stir in the flour
   • Cook for 1 min
   • Gradually stir the milk to make a thick white sauce
   • Stir in most of the cheese, less a handful
2. Boil the pasta for ~2 mins less - it will soften when baked
3. Drain the pasta
4. Mix with the white sauce, tuna, sweetcorn and parsley, then season (if using brocolli or larger veg, they may need par-boiling)
5. Transfer to a baking dish and top with the rest of the grated cheddar
6. Preheat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4
7. Bake for 15-20 mins until the cheese on top is golden and starting to brown