Tuna In White Sauce Food

TUNA PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
• Boil 600g rigatoni for 2 mins less time than stated on the pack.
• To make the sauce, melt 50g butter in a saucepan and stir in 50g plain flour.
• Cook for 1 min, then gradually stir in 600ml milk to make a thick white sauce.
• Remove from the heat and stir in all but a handful of the 250g grated cheddar.
• Drain the pasta, mix with the white sauce, two 160g drained cans tuna, one 330g drained can sweetcorn and a large handful of chopped parsley, then season.
• Transfer to a baking dish and top with the rest of the grated cheddar.
• Bake for 15-20 mins until the cheese on top is golden and starting to brown.

TUNA IN WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put half the butter in sauce pan, and saute the celery and onion.
• Put in the potatoes, salt, peas and enough water to cover.
• Boil till potatoes are tender and liquid has reduced by 1/3rd.
• Drain tuna or chicken and add.
• When hot add enough milk to make a soup like consistency.
• Add pepper, and the last of the butter.
• Make a slurry by mixing the cornstarch and water. Pour slowly in and bring the heat up till nice and thick.
• You can mash some of the potatoes to make a thick soup, or serve like it is with toasted bread.

TUNA WITH WHITE BEANS AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place beans in medium bowl. Add enough cold water to cover beans by 3 inches. Let stand overnight. Drain.
• Combine beans and stock in large saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer until beans are just tender, about 1 hour. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and sauté until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add thyme and lemon peel and stir 1 minute. Add beans, reserved 1/2 cup cooking liquid and 2 tablespoons oil and toss until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Cover to keep warm.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper. Add tuna to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 3 minutes per side for medium.
• Spoon beans onto center of each of 4 plates, dividing equally among plates. Top each with tuna steak. Spoon Sun-dried Tomato Sauce over tuna steaks and serve immediately.

SICILIAN TUNA STEAKS IN ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• SAUCE:.
• Saute the onions in olive oil and butter over medium heat in a large skillet.
• Add salt and cook, stirring until they are limp.
• Stir in vinegar and sugar, and cook over a slightly lower heat until the vinegar has evaporated.
• I caution you, the escaping steam will take your breath away so stay well away from the skillet when possible, but do perservere!
• When vinegar has evaporated, add cayenne or tabasco, mix well and remove from heat.
• The sauce should still retain the texture of the onions and yet retain enough moisture to be spoonable.
• Cover and keep warm.
• TUNA:.
• Over medium heat, add olive oil and bay leaves to a skillet large enough to hold tuna steaks in one layer.
• When the oil is warm, not hot, add tuna and salt and pepper to taste.
• Saute 2-3 minutes per side, but this will depend on thickness of steaks and your doneness preference-- we like ours on the rare side.
• Raise heat, add wine, and cover pan a second or two, just until the wine has stopped steaming.
• Uncover skillet, cook 30 seconds longer, then transfer tuna to plates.
• Spoon the onions and sauce over the top of each, and serve.

HOMEMADE TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Melt butter in saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add flour and pepper, mixing well.
• Slowly stir in milk.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Combine cooked noodles, white sauce, tuna and eggs in greased casserole dish.
• Top with cheddar cheese.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

TUNA LASAGNA WITH ITALIAN SPICED WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• In blender add the eggs cheese mixture in the order listed. Pulse 3 to 4 times; set aside.
• In large pan, heat boiling water and cook lasagna noodles, drain, rinse and cool. Leave in colander.
• Take the large pan and add all of the White Sauce ingredients in the order listed except the drained pimentos.
• Whisk on low to medium heat, until hot and starting to thicken. Do not boil. Add in.
• pimentos if desired. Fold in the tuna.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray Pam in 9x13-inch pan.
• Place one layer of noodles on the bottom of pan.
• Then layer the egg/cheese mixture over noodles.
• Layer the white sauce over the egg cheese mixture.
• Repeat the procedure 3 times.
• Cover pan and cook 45 minutes.
• Let set 15 minutes.
• Cut in portions and serve.
• Note:.
• Can be partially frozen, then cut in squares and frozen in freezer bags, then reheated in the microwave.
• Serve with a tossed salad.