Tuna pasta bake is one of my childhood faves. We ate a lot of pasta bakes as a kid, because they were filling, and cheap. There was certainly not a lot of money going around and so more often than not, it was the cheaper meals that we ate. But cheap doesn't have to mean crap. You'd be surprised what you can do with just a handful of store cupboard ingredients and a little bit of know-how.
What's also good about my tuna pasta bake is you can switch out ingredients. Got some leftover ham that needs using up? Wang it in! Only got spring onions instead of white onion? Use those instead. You can get really creative once you know how to get the base sauce done, and learning just a few tricks. Remember, cheap doesn't mean bad, i'm cheap and I am delicious af!
To make my family tuna pasta bake you will need:
Costings are from the Tesco website, so prices may vary slightly depending where you shop.
►500g of fusilli pasta £0.53 (Tesco own brand)
►250g mature cheddar cheese £1.25, half for sauce half for topping (Tesco own brand 400g block is £2.00)
►200g of canned sweetcorn drained £0.35 (Tesco own brand 325g can is £0.55)
►650ml of whole milk £0.40 (Tesco own brand whole milk 2 pints is £0.80)
► 2 x 145g canned tuna chunks in water (Tesco £0.79 each)
►1 small onion £0.10 (Tesco loose onions £0.10 each)
►200g of frozen peas About £0.12 (Tesco growers harvest £0.55 for 900g)
►4 rashers of smoked bacon about £0.85 (Tesco own brand smoked bacon 300g £1.50)
►50g of plain flour £0.02 (Tesco own brand plain flour £0.60 for 1.5kg)
►50g of butter £0.30 (Tesco own brand butter £1.48 for 250g)
►Salt & pepper
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