Tuna Penne With Herby Crumbs Recipe | Waitrose & Partners (2024)

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Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare10 mins
Cook20 mins
Total time30 mins

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Ingredients

250g Essential Penne
250g frozen garden peas
2 tbsp butter
1 Essential White Pitta, made into breadcrumbs, or 60g of any store-cupboard breadcrumbs
½ tsp dried mixed herbs
½ x 20g pack chives, chopped
2 x 160g cans Essential Tuna Chunks In Sunflower Oil, drained
350g tub Essential Cheese Sauce
3 tbsp milk

Method

Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling, lightlysalted water for 10 minutes, until just tender.Add the peas, return to the boil and cook for2 minutes more.
Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in thebreadcrumbs, the dried herbs, ⅓ of the chivesand plenty of black pepper. Remove from theheat. Preheat the grill to medium.
Drain the penne and peas and return to thepan. Add the tuna, flaking it into the pasta witha fork. Stir in the remaining chives, the cheesesauce, the milk and a little seasoning. Cookfor 2-3 minutes, until piping hot throughout.Turn into a pie dish and scatter with thebreadcrumbs. Place under the grill for 2 minutesuntil the surface is lightly crisped and golden.

Cook’s tip

You can use any other frozen green vegetables instead of the peas, and the chives can be left out or swapped for herbs you have in the fridge or freezer, such as parsley, tarragon, coriander or dill.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy	2,324kJ/ 553kcals
Fat	20g
Saturated Fat	9.6g
Carbohydrates	61g
Sugars	6.5g
Fibre	6g
Protein	29g
Salt	1.1g

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Tuna Penne With Herby Crumbs Recipe | Waitrose & Partners (2024)

Ingredients

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