Tuna Mornay Special Food

TUNA MORNAY (CREAMY TUNA CASSEROLE PASTA BAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Crunchy Topping - Mix together.
• Cook pasta per packet directions MINUS 1 minute. Drain then allow to cool slightly, then return into pot.
• White Sauce - Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add flour and stir into melted butter. While whisking, gradually pour in about 1/3 of the milk. Once the flour-butter mixture is incorporated into the milk, pour in remaining milk and whisk.
• Add Vegeta, mustard, onion and garlic powder, whisk.
• When the milk starts to heat up, whisk constantly to make sure the white sauce doesn't catch on the base.
• After 4 - 5 minutes, the sauce should be thick enough that you can draw a path across the back of a spoon (see video). Remove from stove and stir in parmesan.
• Assemble & Bake - Add tuna into pasta and flake into large chunks with fork (not too much, don't want it to turn to mush when stirred). Add corn, pour over sauce, then gently stir.
• Scrape into baking dish, top with Crunchy Topping.
• Bake 25 minutes until top is golden and edges are bubbling. Sprinkle with chives if desired then serve!

CHEESY TUNA MORNAY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour until smooth. Gradually mix in milk so that no lumps form. Stir constantly until the mixture boils, then mix in half of the cheese. Add the peas, corn and macaroni. Drain the tuna, leaving a small amount of liquid to keep it moist. Flake with a fork and stir into the cheese mixture. Transfer to a casserole dish and top with the remaining cheese. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until sauce is bubbly and cheese is browned.

PERFECT TUNA MORNAY

Steps:

• Boil water and cook pasta according to packet instructions.
• Add chopped onion to pasta water while pasta cooks.
• Drain well.
• Melt butter over a low heat.
• Add flour and whisk to form a roux off the heat.
• Season well with salt, pepper and cayenne.
• Return to heat and add milk gradually, stirring all the time until white sauce thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Add cheese cubes and stir till they melt.
• Add tuna, peas, corn and lemon juice and combine.
• Set aside.
• In a casserole dish place pasta and white sauce mixture.
• Stir to mix gently, making sure the pasta is well coated.
• Top the casserole with most of the grated cheese, then add the breadcrumbs, cover breadcrumbs with remaining cheese.
• Season well once again.
• Bake casserole at 200 C for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden.
• Voila.

TUNA MORNAY SPECIAL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a small skillet over low heat. Stir in the flour until smooth and continue to cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir in the milk so that no lumps form. Return to the burner and heat, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the mustard powder and a little more than half of the Cheddar cheese until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
• Flake the tuna and stir it into the sauce along with the parsley and chopped egg. Transfer to a 9 inch round cake pan. Mix together the potato chips and remaining Cheddar cheese and sprinkle over the top. Dust very lightly with paprika.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is golden brown.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add fettuccini pasta and cook for 8 minutes, or until tender; drain. Serve tuna Mornay over fettucine.

TUNA MORNAY

Steps:

• Place the butter in a preheated saucepan and melt the butter down (on low heat).
• Once the butter is melted down add the plain flour.
• Stir well and cook the mixture of butter and plain flour which should go a bit lumpy and dry at this stage.
• Very important that you cook this well (2-4 minutes).
• Remove from heat and slowly, very slowly add the milk and stir.
• The sauce should now be getting smooth.
• If it is lumpy you have been adding the milk to fast.
• Keep adding the milk until the desired thickness is achieved.
• Add the paprika and lemon juice for a bit of extra kick.
• Add the cheese slowly and stir in so that you can not see any grated cheese in the dish.
• Any other herbs for a bit of extra taste.
• Add the tuna and let it sit on low heat for 5 minutes lightly stirring every minute or so.
• Garnish with some parsley.

CLASSIC TUNA MORNAY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Add pasta and cook according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside for later.
• Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Lightly grease a 1.5 litre capacity dish.
• Melt butter in a medium sized heavy based saucepan. Sprinkle over flour, whisk and cook for about 1 minute or until the flour has lost its raw smell and smells a bit nutty. Gradually whisk in milk and cream. Bring to a boil, stirring until slightly thickened.
• Remove mixture from heat, add onion and quickly beat in the eggs, if using. Season with salt and white pepper and stir though the gruyere or tasty cheese, drained tuna, pasta, parsley, nutmeg and lemon juice.
• Pour into prepared dish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and pour over melted butter. Sprinkle with the parmesan. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until golden.
• Allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• Note ~ I made ny own breadcrumbs by processing 3 slices day old bread, and then poured the melted butter in the processor for final processing to mix inches.

SPICY TUNA MORNAY

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Heat oil in pan and fry garli & chilli and leek if using until translucent. Reduce heat slightly and add tuna and half of juices. Add vegies and cook gently for about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• White Sauce:.
• Heat butter saucepan until melted. Mix in flour stirring with a wooden spoon to form a "roux". Do not brown.
• Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk until smooth.
• Return to heat. Cook, stirring constantly until sauce boils and thickens. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in cheese and filling mixture. Allow to simmer, stirring constantly.
• Serve with pasta or on toast.