Tuna Pasta Bake

Name: Tuna Pasta Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 g arlic cloves (, minced); 1 small onion (, finely diced); 800 g / 28 oz crushed tomato ((Note 1)); 1 tbsp tomato paste (optional, thickens sauce slightly); 3/4 cup (185ml) water ((Note 2)); 1 tbsp Italian mixed herbs (, or other dried herbs of choice); 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 425 g / 15 oz can chunk tuna ((preferably in oil), drained (Note 3)); 200 g / 7 oz spiral pasta ((or other pasta of choice)); 1 1/2 cups (150g) shredded mozzarella cheese ((Note 4)); Olive Oil (, for drizzling)

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⏱ 40 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 30min 📊 Medium 🍽 5 servings ⭐ 5.0 (63) 👁 6

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Cook pasta per packet directions, minus 1 minute. Drain, rinse under tap water to stop it sticking together, set aside.
Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat an ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 3 minutes until golden.
Add tomato, water, herbs, salt and pepper and tomato paste if using. Stir, bring to simmer, lower heat to medium and simmer energetically for 5 minutes (stir every now and then) until it thickens.
Adjust salt to taste. Also add a touch of sugar if it tastes a bit sour (depends on quality of tomato).
Turn the stove off, add pasta, stir in.
Add tuna and GENTLY stir it in - don't break up the tuna so it disintegrates into mush. Leave some chunks on the surface (nice when it is golden).
Drizzle with oil, top with cheese then bake for 20 minutes until golden and you get those nice crusty bits you see in the photos.
Stand for 3 minutes then serve!

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Nutrition per serving

Protein32.37g

Carbs46.92g

Fat11.58g

411kcal

32.37gProtein

46.92gCarbs

11.58gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$930.00

Per Serving
$186.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$1860.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (77% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
olive oil	1 tbsp	$21.00
arlic cloves	2 g	$3.00
onion	1 small	$50.00
/ 28 oz crushed tomato	800 g	$421.00
tomato paste	1 tbsp	$3.00
	0.75 cup	-
Italian mixed herbs	1 tbsp	$18.00
salt	1 tsp	$1.00
black pepper	0.5 tsp	$11.00
/ 15 oz can chunk tuna	425 g	$323.00
/ 7 oz spiral pasta	200 g	$79.00
	0.5 cups	-
Olive Oil	-	-