Do you like tuna and want to prepare a quick, different and very tasty meal for the friends who came for dinner? Try this delicious Baked mashed potatoes with tuna and egg, your friends will love it…
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Canned tuna - The main ingredient of this recipe. Before shredding the tuna, drain the liquid inside the can.
- Potatoes - For frying in slices.
- Eggs - To cook and cut in slices.
- Chopped onion, peeled tomatoes cut into small pieces, olive and oregano - To add flavor and color.
- Pepper - To season the tuna.
- Nutmeg - To season the cream and béchamel sauce.
- Whipping cream and béchamel sauce - For the sauce.
- Grated cheese - To sprinkle before baking. The cheese used in this recipe is mozzarella cheese, but you can use whatever cheese you like.
- Salt - To season the potatoes.
- Water - To cook the eggs.
- Vegetable oil - For frying the potatoes.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE BAKED MASHED POTATOES WITH TUNA AND EGG
Step 1: Cook the eggs in a saucepan with water. When the eggs are cooked, peel them and set aside.
Step 2: Peel, wash the potatoes and season with salt. Cut them into round slices and fry in hot oil. When they are fried, place the potatoes in a dish with absorbent paper.
Step 3: Meanwhile, shred the tuna with a fork and set aside. Place the olive oil, chopped onion, the peeled tomatoes cut into small pieces and the oregano in a saucepan and cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down. Add the tuna and season with pepper. Stir and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes.
Step 4: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 5: In a bowl, mix with a fork the béchamel, the cream and the nutmeg.
Step 6: Place on the bottom of a baking dish a layer of potatoes, on top, the tuna mixture and one more layer of potatoes. Garnish with egg slices, drizzle with the béchamel and cream mixture and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Step 7: Turn off the oven and serve with salad.
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Baked mashed potatoes with tuna and egg
Do you like tuna and want to prepare a quick, different and very tasty meal for the friends who came for dinner? Try this delicious Baked mashed potatoes with tuna and egg, your friends will love it…
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- 350 grams (12 1/3 ounces) canned tuna
- 1 kg (2 1/4 pounds) potatoes
- 2 eggs
- 1 medium onion
- 2 medium ripe tomatoes
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
- Pepper (to taste)
- Nutmeg (to taste)
- Oregano (to taste)
- 200 ml (1/2 pint (236 ml)) whipping cream
- 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) grated mozzarella cheese
- Salt (to taste)
- Water to cook the eggs
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 200 ml (about 1 cup) béchamel sauce
- Cook the eggs in a saucepan with water. When the eggs are cooked, peel them and set aside.
- Peel, wash the potatoes and season with salt. Cut them into round slices and fry in hot oil. When they are fried, place the potatoes in a dish with absorbent paper.
- Meanwhile, shred the tuna with a fork and set aside. Place the olive oil, chopped onion, the peeled tomatoes cut into small pieces and the oregano in a saucepan and cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally. Add the tuna and season with pepper. Stir and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- In a bowl, mix with a fork the béchamel, the cream and the nutmeg.
- Place on the bottom of a baking dish a layer of potatoes, on top, the tuna mixture and one more layer of potatoes. Garnish with egg slices, drizzle with the béchamel and cream mixture and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake until golden brown, about 45 minutes.
- Turn off the oven and serve with salad.
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