Golden Tuna Bake

Ingredients:

(Serves 12)

White sauce:
50g (2 tbsps) margarine
20g (2 tbsps) flour
12 tsp salt
225ml (1 cup) milk

 

Pie ingredients
360g (2 cans) tuna meat (canned in water), drained
50g (12) medium onion, finely chopped
100g (1 small) carrot, diced and blanched
50g (12 cup) frozen green peas, blanched
500g (4 medium) potatoes, boiled and drained. Mashed with 110 ml (12 cup) milk and
14 tsp salt
28g (2 tbsps) grated mozzarella cheese
8g (12 tbsp) vegetable oil
14 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon pepper

Method:

  1. To make white sauce, melt margarine over low heat. Blend flour into melted margarine. Add salt. Cook over low heat, stirring for 4 – 5 mins. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.
  2. To make pie, lightly fry onions and carrots in oil till softened. Add peas and tuna and mix well. Mix ingredients into white sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place mixture in a pie dish. Spread mashed potato to cover top and make patterns with a fork. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake in pre-heated medium over 180°C till nicely browned.

Nutrient content per serving

Calorie : 162 kcal
Calcium : 78 mg
Protein : 13.5 g
Iron : 1.2 mg
Fat : 6 g

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