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Italian tuna pasta bake

8
Points® value
Total Time
40 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Adding a bread topping to pasta dishes is quite common in Italy and gives the dish a lovely crunchy texture

Ingredients

Wholewheat Pasta, dry

240 g, spirals

Olive Oil

2 teaspoon(s)

Onion

1 medium, chopped

Garlic

2 clove(s), chopped

Tinned Tomatoes

400 g

Tuna in brine, drained

1 can(s), large, drained

Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients Caperberries in Brine

50 g, sliced

Wholemeal bread roll

1 medium, cubed

Lemon

1 zest(s) of 1, zest

Parsley, fresh

10 g, chopped

Olive Oil

2 teaspoon(s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas mark 6. Cook the pasta for 10–12 minutes, or according to pack instructions and drain.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and cook for 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes then add the tomatoes and simmer for 8–10 minutes. While that’s cooking, toss together the bread cubes, lemon zest, parsley and oil with some black pepper.
  3. Stir the tuna and caperberries into the tomato sauce, then add the pasta, mix well and season. Tip into a baking dish and top with the bread cubes. Bake for 10 minutes or until the bread is browned and crisp, then let it sit for a few minutes before serving.

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