Name: Curried tuna macaroni cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 200 g pasta whole wheat macaroni; 2x 200 g tuna tinned in water; 4 spring onions sliced; 30 g butter; 45 ml flour cake; 500 ml milk fat-free; 5 ml english mustard powder; 1/2 tsp curry powder; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup breadcrumbs wholewheat; 30 g cheddar cheese reduced fat, grated

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Ingredients (11)

200 g	pasta — whole wheat macaroni
2x 200 g	tuna — tinned in water
4	spring onions — sliced

Sauce:

30 g	butter
45 ml	flour — cake
500 ml	milk — fat-free
5 ml	english mustard — powder
1/2 tsp	curry powder
	salt and freshly ground black pepper

TOPPING:

1 cup	breadcrumbs — wholewheat
30 g	cheddar cheese — reduced fat, grated

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Cook macaroni in a pot of salted boiling water. Drain well, then tip into a large oven-to-table casserole. Drain the tuna.

Sauce Melt the butter in a medium pot. Remove from the heat. Blend in the flour, then add the milk, mustard and curry powder. Season with salt and pepper. Stir over high heat until the sauce thickens. Remove from the heat and stir in the tuna and spring onions.

Pour the sauce over the macaroni. Smooth the surface.

Scatter crumbs and cheese on top. Bake for about 25 minutes until piping hot and the topping is crunchy and brown. Serve with a green salad.

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