Tuna pasta bake
Ingredients:
4 black olives, pitted and sliced
4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely sliced
Olive oil
2 leeks, washed and finely chopped
1 bulb fennel, washed and finely chopped
2 tins of plum tomatoes
2 tines of tuna steaks in spring water, drained and flaked
300g penne pasta
½ bunch fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped
150g cottage cheese
20g Parmesan cheese, grated
Method:
- In a large pan place olives and garlic in 1 tables spoon of oil over medium heat.
- Add in washed and chopped fennel and leeks and cook with the lid on for 15 minutes, stir regularly.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Add tomatoes into the pan and break them up with a spoon.
- Half fill one of the empty tins with water, swirl around in tine before add into the pan.
- Add in the flaked tuna and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Parboil pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water for 5 minutes.
- Add in chopped parsley and cottage cheese and stir through the sauce before adding in drained pasta.
- Tip mixture into an oven proof dish, and sprinkle over Parmesan and place into the oven to bake for 30 minutes.