This recipe will keep for a couple of days as long as you keep it in an air tight container and I suggest putting it in the fridge as well to keep it nice and fresh! If you want to best results, eat it right away but it still tastes good for lunch the next day and let’s face it, good slimming world lunches are hard to find! While the pasta is getting cooked, make the white sauce. White sauce is very basic, it has butter, flour, milk, and seasoning. Garlic powder, onion powder, herb seasoning, and yellow mustard powder. Mustard powder pairs well with seafood and should not be skipped in this recipe.

But you could also serve it with some green vegetables like broccoli or peas. Or even a garlic bread. Jump to: Add the veggies, parsley, tuna and cheese sauce to the cooked pasta and mix well. Top with the extra cheese.

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Whilst this classic tomato tuna pasta bake is pretty filling by itself you can easily bulk it up with a side dish if you're serving to a large family or at a dinner party. Tuna tomato pasta bake can be frozen. I prefer to bake it first, then portion it into individual airtight plastic containers before freezing. You can freeze it before baking though. Whatever you choose just make sure it is thoroughly defrosted before baking or reheating. What Are The Tomato Tuna Pasta Bake Calories?

Too hot to switch the oven on? Try this tuna salad pasta instead. It’s perfect for those sweltering Summer days! Pasta bake time – air fry at 180C for around 8-10 minutes. You need to ensure that the tuna and sweetcorn has reheated thoroughly, the tomato sauce warmed properly and the cheese is melted and turning golden brown on top.Tinned tuna –for a Slimming World pasta bake you must use tuna in brine or spring water. Albacore tuna is a very tasty option but can be more expensive. Whichever type you buy aim for sustainably sourced and line caught tuna. The brand I grew up with was Rio Mare which is Italian and so delicious! Fresh basil or parsley. I have potted herbs on standby but if you haven’t got any then you can use 1-2 teaspoons Italian Herb Mix. Oh, just to be clear – it’s normal human tuna. Whatever is on special at the time, and I get the little cans so I had to use a bunch of them to make this big batch of Tuna Pasta Bake. Cooks Note! I make this pasta bake using two baking dishes and cooking them one in each of the air fryer baskets at the same time. If you have a single air fryer basket, you may need to make the recipe in two batches. Step Three – air fry the pasta bake