Easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread

Do you like oven recipes and want to prepare something simple and delicious for the weekend? Try this delicious and easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread. Bon appetit!!!

Easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread on a baking dish with a spoon

Easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread on a plate

INGREDIENTS FOR EASY BAKED PENNE PASTA WITH TUNA AND PORTUGUESE CORNBREAD

- Canned tuna, penne pasta, Portuguese cornbread, olive oil, cream, béchamel sauce

HOW TO MAKE EASY BAKED PENNE PASTA WITH TUNA AND PORTUGUESE CORNBREAD

Cook the pasta in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt.
Place the olive oil, chopped onion and the peeled tomato cut into small pieces in a saucepan and cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally. Add the shredded tuna and season with a little pepper. Stir and cook about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the pasta, the cream and the béchamel sauce to the tuna saucepan and mix everything well. Cook for more 2 to 3 minutes and turn off the heat.
Cut the Portuguese cornbread into pieces. Place the cornbread in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs.
Place the tuna and pasta mixture on a baking dish and sprinkle with the Portuguese cornbread.Tuna and pasta mixture on a baking dish sprinkled with Portuguese cornbread Bake until golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. Turn off the oven and serve.

Easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread on a baking dish with a spoonEasy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread on a plate with a fork

Easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread

Easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread on a baking dish with a spoon

Do you like oven recipes and want to prepare something simple and delicious for the weekend? Try this delicious and easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread. Bon appetit!!!

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    Category:Fish, Main dishes, Pasta, Recipes
    Cuisine:
    Difficulty:
    Servings: 4
    Prep Time:10 m
    Cook Time:1:15 h
    Total Time:1:25 h

    Ingredients

    • 350 grams (12 1/3 ounces) canned tuna
    • 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) Portuguese cornbread
    • 200 grams (7 ounces) penne pasta
    • 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
    • 1 medium ripe tomato
    • 1 medium onion
    • Pepper (to taste)
    • 200 ml (1/2 pint (236 ml)) whipping cream
    • 200 ml (about 1 cup) béchamel sauce
    • Salt (to taste)
    • Béchamel sauce recipe

    Directions

    1. Cook the pasta in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt. When the pasta is cooked, drain it with a skimmer and set aside.
    2. Place the olive oil, chopped onion and the peeled tomato cut into small pieces in a saucepan and cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally. Add the shredded tuna and season with a little pepper. Stir and cook about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the pasta, the cream and the béchamel sauce to the tuna saucepan and mix everything well. Cook for more 2 to 3 minutes and turn off the heat.
    3. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Cut the Portuguese cornbread into pieces. Place the cornbread in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs.
    4. Place the tuna and pasta mixture on a baking dish and sprinkle with the Portuguese cornbread. Bake until golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes.
    5. Turn off the oven and serve.
    Easy baked penne pasta with tuna and portuguese cornbread
    Nutrition facts
    Serves 4
    Per Serving:
    % DAILY VALUE
    Calories 695
    Total Fat 39 g(50%)
    Saturated Fat 15 g(74%)
    Cholesterol 128 mg(43%)
    Sodium 320 mg(14%)
    Total Carbohydrate 52.5 g(19%)
    Protein 34 g
     

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