{"id":4293,"date":"2012-03-19T13:53:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T17:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2023-06-07T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:50:10","slug":"tuna-pasta-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/tuna-pasta-bake","title":{"rendered":"Tuna Pasta Bake | Slimming Eats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Delicious Tuna Pasta Bake - a perfect meal any day of the week for the whole family, using simple easy ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is probably the perfect dinner to make when you fancy a pasta bake. Using basic ingredients we always have on hand in the pantry\/cupboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pasta, canned tuna, passata, tomato paste, stock and a few fresh ingredients just to up those speed foods. This really is such a tasty meal that can be on the table in less than an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My kids love this pasta bake, all that yummy cheesy topping using a mixture of cheddar and mozzarella. Because you can never have enough cheese. Plus cheddar just goes perfectly with tuna, ever had a tuna melt? Delicious, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, if you only have one type of cheese in the fridge, any will do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the fresh vegetables used in this Tuna Pasta Bake, I just added what I had available - onions, cherry tomatoes and a yellow pepper. But really you can use any vegetable in this that would go well with the tomato-based sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beauty of this Tuna Pasta Bake is keeping it simple by using what you have on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once all the ingredients were ready to combine and be baked. I use my cute little Staub pan<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, as it was just the perfect size for this Tuna Pasta Bake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus as it's a cast iron pan it retains the heat really well, keeping the bake nice and warm to serve up in the middle of the table with a mixed salad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My kids love a dish where they can help themselves, encourages them to eat better too if I serve it this way, rather than dishes it up on a plate for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any oven-proof dish will work fine though, so just use whatever dish you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HOW CAN I ADD A \u2153 VEGETABLES TO\u00a0THIS TUNA PASTA BAKE?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You already have vegetables in the pasta bake, such as onion, garlic, pepper, tomatoes, but I also made up a big mixed salad of baby greens, cucumber, julienned carrot using my julienne peeler<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>and some beetroot).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What kitchen Items do I need to make this Tuna Pasta Bake?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n