Creamy tuna pasta bake

Stuck with what to make for dinner Chances are you have the ingredients for this tuna and pasta bake in the pantry.

Recipe «Creamy tuna pasta bake» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 375g dried large shell pasta, 2 cups frozen peas and beans, 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces, 2 tbsp cornflour, 2 cups low-fat milk , 1 cup grated Bega So Extra Light Tasty cheese, 425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked .

Ingredients:

• 375g dried large shell pasta 
• 2 cups frozen peas and beans 
• 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces 
• 2 tbsp cornflour 
• 2 cups low-fat milk 
• 1 cup grated Bega So Extra Light Tasty cheese 
• 425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced.
2. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet directions, until tender, adding peas, beans and asparagus in the last 4 minutes of cooking time (see note). Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta mixture to pan.
3. Meanwhile, blend cornflour and 1/2 cup milk together in a jug. Place remaining milk in a saucepan. Bring to the boil. Whisk in cornflour mixture. Bring to the boil. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute, or until sauce thickens. Stir in half the cheese.
4. Add tuna and white sauce to pasta mixture. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon into a greased 8-cup capacity baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden. Serve.