Tuna Pasta Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 slices of best back bacon
• 300 g pasta, shapes any
• 25 g butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 200 ml vegetable stock
• 200 ml milk
• 2 (185 g) cans chunk tuna, drained
• 75 g cheddar cheese, grated
• 50 g fresh breadcrumbs
• salt and pepper
• mixed herbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 190c.
• 2 in a big pan cook the pasta as per packet with lightly salted water.
• 3 melt the butter and oil in a saucepan and to it add the bacon chopped into pieces. cook for 2 minutes. stir in the flour and cook 2 more minutes; remove from the heat.
• 4 gradually stir in the stock and milk, then return to the heat and cook, gently stirring all the time until the sauce thickens; season to taste.
• 5 place the now cooked pasta in a shallow oven-proof dish and scatter the tuna on top. toss lightly; pour over the sauce.
• 6 mmx together the breadcrumbs and grated cheese and scatter over the top. add herbs either fresh or dried--less if using dried.
• 7 bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.