Want to prepare a quick and delicious dinner for your family? Nothing like cooking this tuna pasta gratin in the oven with béchamel sauce, cream and grated cheese. Bon appetit!!!
Servings:: 4
Prep Time:10 m
Cook Time:1:05 h
Total Time:1:15 h
Ingredients: béchamel sauce, butter, cheese, corn starch, garlic, milk, nutmeg, olive oil, onion, pasta, pepper, tuna, whipping cream
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Ingredients
- 250 grams (8 3/4 ounces) elbow pasta
- 350 grams (12 1/3 ounces) canned tuna
- 200 ml (1/2 pint (236 ml)) whipping cream
- 125 grams (4 1/2 ounces) grated cheese
- Pepper (to taste)
- Nutmeg (to taste)
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 small onion to cook the pasta
- Salt (to taste)
- 200 ml (about 1 cup) milk
- 2 tablespoons corn starch flour
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- Pepper (to taste)
- Nutmeg (to taste)
- Salt (to taste)
For the béchamel sauce:
Directions
- For the béchamel sauce:
Place the butter in a saucepan and heat over low heat. When the butter start to melt, add the flour with a little milk and whisk until the flour is dissolved. Gradually add the rest of the milk, increase to medium heat and stir until a homogeneous and creamy mixture, about 10 minutes. - Turn off the heat and season with a little salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mix the seasonings in the sauce and let cool. Béchamel sauce recipe.
- Cook the pasta in a saucepan with water seasoned with a little salt and a peeled onion. When the pasta is cooked, drain it and set aside.
- Meanwhile, place the olive oil, chopped onion and the chopped garlic in a saucepan and saute over low heat until the onion start to turn slightly golden, stirring occasionally. Add the tuna and season with a little pepper. Stir and cook over low heat about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the pasta to the pan and mix in the tuna.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- In a bowl, combine the cream, the béchamel and the nutmeg. Place the pasta and the tuna on a baking dish
and drizzle with the béchamel and cream mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese
and bake until golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. - Turn off the oven and serve.
Tuna pasta gratin in the oven
Nutrition facts
Serves 4
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 789
Total Fat 49 g(63%)
Saturated Fat 21.5 g(106%)
Cholesterol 170 mg(57%)
Sodium 346 mg(15%)
Total Carbohydrate 46.5 g(17%)
Protein 41.5 g
