If you have few ideas for dinner, we suggest this simple and tasty recipe of baked spaghetti with tuna! With a little imagination you can turn a recipe like this in a delicious dinner.
MAIN INGREDIENTS OF THIS RECIPE:
- Spaghetti, canned tuna, onion, olive oil, tomato, béchamel sauce
HOW TO MAKE BAKED SPAGHETTI WITH TUNA:
Cook the spaghetti in a saucepan with water seasoned with a little salt and a small onion. Turn off the heat, drain the spaghetti and set aside.
Meanwhile, shred the tuna with a fork and set aside.
Put the olive oil, chopped onion and the peeled tomatoes cut into small pieces in a saucepan and cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down. Add the tuna, season with a little pepper and cook for about 5 minutes. Then, combine together the chopped coriander, the spaghetti, the béchamel sauce and the grated cheese. Turn off the heat, pour the mixture onto a baking dish and brush with beaten egg yolk.
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Baked spaghetti with tuna
If you have few ideas for dinner, we suggest this simple and tasty recipe of baked spaghetti with tuna! With a little imagination you can turn a recipe like this in a delicious dinner.
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Ingredients
- 350 grams (12 1/3 ounces) canned tuna
- 250 grams (8 3/4 ounces) spaghetti
- 2 medium ripe tomatoes
- 1 large onion
- 125 grams (4 1/2 ounces) grated cheese
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
- 1 egg yolk
- Pepper (to taste)
- 1 small onion to cook the pasta
- Coriander (to taste)
- 200 ml (about 1 cup) béchamel sauce
- Salt (to taste)
Béchamel sauce recipe
Directions
- Cook the spaghetti in a saucepan with water seasoned with a little salt and a small onion. Turn off the heat, drain the spaghetti and set aside.
- Meanwhile, shred the tuna with a fork and set aside.
- Put the olive oil, chopped onion and the peeled tomatoes cut into small pieces in a saucepan and cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally. Add the tuna, season with a little pepper and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then, combine together the chopped coriander, the spaghetti, the béchamel sauce and the grated cheese. Turn off the heat, pour the mixture onto a baking dish and brush with beaten egg yolk.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- Bake until golden, about 30 to 35 minutes. Turn off the oven and serve.
