Not sure what to do for dinner? Want to prepare a simple recipe? Make this delicious baked pasta mixed with tuna and ham! It's the perfect recipe to serve at a family dinner. Bon appetit!!!
INGREDIENTS FOR BAKED PASTA WITH TUNA AND HAM
- Canned tuna fillet, york ham, penne pasta, olive oil, cream, béchamel sauce, onion
HOW TO MAKE BAKED PASTA WITH TUNA AND HAM
Cook the pasta in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt. When the pasta is cooked, drain it with a skimmer and set aside.
Meanwhile, put the peeled tomato cut into chunks, chopped onion and the olive oil in a saucepan and cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down. Add the tuna and the ham cut into small pieces and season with a little pepper. Stir and cook about 5 minutes. Add the pasta, mix in the tuna and turn off the heat.
In a bowl, mix the cream and the béchamel. Pour the tuna mixture on a baking dish, drizzle with the cream and béchamel mixture and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake until golden, about 45 minutes. Turn off the oven and serve.
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Baked pasta with tuna and ham
Not sure what to do for dinner? Want to prepare a simple recipe? Make this delicious baked pasta mixed with tuna and ham! It's the perfect recipe to serve at a family dinner. Bon appetit!!!
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- 300 grams (10 1/2 ounces) canned tuna fillet
- 50 grams (1 3/4 ounces) york ham
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 200 ml (1/2 pint (236 ml)) whipping cream
- 200 ml (about 1 cup) béchamel sauce
- 175 grams (6 1/4 ounces) penne pasta
- Pepper (to taste)
- 1 large ripe tomato
- 50 grams (1 3/4 ounces) grated cheese
- Salt (to taste)
- Cook the pasta in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt. When the pasta is cooked, drain it with a skimmer and set aside.
- Meanwhile, put the peeled tomato cut into chunks, chopped onion and the olive oil in a saucepan and cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally. Add the tuna and the ham cut into small pieces and season with a little pepper. Stir and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the pasta, mix in the tuna and turn off the heat.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- In a bowl, mix the cream and the béchamel.
- Pour the tuna mixture on a baking dish, drizzle with the cream and béchamel mixture and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake until golden, about 45 minutes.
- Turn off the oven and serve.
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