ReeseKitchen: Baked Tuna Pasta

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Baked Tuna Pasta

These few days has been very lazy...;p After sending my daughter to school, i'll just sit by my laptop playing some games....blah blah blah......that's it! Half a day gone...;p Hee hee! You must have been thinking what on earth s happening to me?? Nothing wrong actually....it was just that my husband is away for his bussiness trip, my dear friend (my baking companion) is away for holiday..;) Guess i have to start baking some bread, cakes and other snacks for my daughter..:) She has been complaining that's nothing for her breakfast and tea...haha! Come on!! Take away those lazy bones and get started!

So then i started with her favourite....Pasta! But with alittle changes....."Baked Pasta".

Its yummy! That's her comment...:)
Another of those recipes that were handed down to me by my friend but i have made changes since then. Anyway if you like more cheesy texture, cheese can be added inside or more on the topping.
Here's the recipe......

250g Pasta or Macaroni
2 tbsps Olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
** Boil together till the pasta or macaroni are cooked. Set aside.

Ingredients for sauce:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup Plain flour
1/2 cup Fresh milk
1/2 cup Water
1 small can Tuna flakes in oil (drained)
1 small can (200g) Cream of mushroom
1 small Green Capsicum (chopped)
1 small Red Capsicum (chopped) -I used yellow
Salt and pepper to taste
Mozzarella Cheese for topping

Method:
~ Melt butter and add in flour. Stir well.
~ Add in water, milk and cook till creamy.
~ Add in tuna flakes, then cream of mushroom and capsicums.
~ Add in salt and pepper to taste.
~ Stir in cooked pasta and mix well
~ Pour into a Pyrex dish or any baking tray and topped with mozzarella cheese.
~ Bake at 190-200'C for 10 minutes or till cheese melts. Serve hot.

Mmm....really taste good..:) With those crispy cheese on top and the creamy sauce inside...YUMMY! I think kids like it more this way than the plain old way of creamy sauce pasta.