Tuna Mornay Macaroni Bake

Name: Tuna Mornay Macaroni Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 100g Grated Cheddar Cheese; 60g Italian Style Hard Cheese, grated; 5 heaped tbsp Breadcrumbs, fresh or dried; 1 Onion, chopped finely; 375g Macaroni, or any short pasta; 60g Butter; 3 Garlic Cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley, or chives, finely chopped; 1 Leek, trimmed, chopped finely; 400g Tinned Tuna In Springwater, drained weight; 225g Tinned Sweetcorn, or frozen or fresh; 3 tbsp Plain Flour; 600mls Milk; 100g Green Salad

Pescatarian

Fish

10m prep time

60m total time

Easy level

14 ingredients

Tuna Mornay Macaroni Bake recipe by Cherrypick

Creamy and cheesy, this dish is the ultimate comfort food! Made with tuna and a rich cheese sauce with a crunchy top, it’s an easy, budget-friendly dish perfect for weeknight dinners. This bake is a guaranteed family favourite.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C and oil a deep baking dish to serve 4-6.

Step 2

Cook the macaroni pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water until just cooked.

Step 3

Melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the diced onion, garlic and leek, stirring, until onion softens. Add the flour and cook, stiring well for about 2 minutes to cook out the flour. Gradually stir in milk (you might want to switch to a whisk at this stage). Cook until sauce boils and thickens, string as you go. Add the grated cheddar cheese and half of the grated parmesan cheese.

Step 4

Once cooked, drain the pasta and stir through the cheese sauce along with the drained tuna, sweetcorn and chopped parsley. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.

Step 5

Spoon mixture into dish; sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and the remaining parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, about 35 minutes or until browned lightly. Serve with a green salad, lightly dressed with a little balsamic, red wine vinegar or lemon juice.

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

100g Grated Cheddar Cheese 1 x Sainsbury's British Mature Grated Cheddar Cheese 250g
60g Italian Style Hard Cheese, grated 1 x Stamford Street Co. Italian Hard Cheese 200g
5 heaped tbsp Breadcrumbs, fresh or dried 1 x Sainsbury's Natural Fine Breadcrumbs 230g
1 Onion, chopped finely 1 x Sainsbury's Onions Loose
375g Macaroni, or any short pasta 1 x Sainsbury's Macaroni Pasta 500g
60g Butter 1 x Sainsbury's British Butter, Unsalted 250g
3 Garlic Cloves, crushed 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
2 tbsp Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley, or chives, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
1 Leek, trimmed, chopped finely 1 x Sainsbury's Leeks Loose
400g Tinned Tuna In Springwater, drained weight 1 x Sainsbury's Tuna Chunks in Spring Water 4x145g
225g Tinned Sweetcorn, or frozen or fresh 1 x Sainsbury's Naturally Sweet Sweetcorn in Water 325g (260g*)
3 tbsp Plain Flour 1 x Sainsbury's Plain Flour 500g
600mls Milk 1 x Sainsbury's British Semi Skimmed Milk 1.13L (2 pint)
100g Green Salad 1 x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Salad 90g