Tuna Pie Food

TUNA EMPANADA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Fry onion, garlic, potatoes and carrots in oil for 5 mins until softening. Add peppers, paprika, herbs and tomato purée, and cook for 5 mins.
• Add stock, bring to the boil, then simmer until stock is absorbed and vegetables are tender. Add the tuna.
• Roll a quarter of the pastry into a 22cm circle. Roll remaining pastry to line a 22cm loose-bottomed tin, allowing the pastry to come over the edges of the tin.
• Fill with the tuna mix and top with the pie lid. Brush the edges with egg then fold over the sides and press down with a fork to seal. Make two holes in the top, brush with egg and bake for 35-40 mins until golden brown. Leave to cool slightly, then serve.

EASY WEEKNIGHT TUNA POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until soft and translucent. Mix in the tuna and frozen vegetables, stirring often until the vegetables are heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the cream of mushroom soup. Pour the tuna mixture into a 9 inch pie dish and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Unroll and separate the crescent rolls. Lay each crescent roll on top of the tuna mixture with the point facing inward, the rolls may overlap slightly. Bake until crescent rolls are golden brown and mixture is bubbly, 11 to 13 minutes. Let the pie sit for 5 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

CREAMY TUNA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 185 degrees celsius.
• Heat a little oil in large saucepan.
• Cook leek and carrot for 10 - 15 minutes till tender.
• Turn out heat.
• Add tuna, herbs,egg and cream.
• Stir gently to break up any chunks of tuna.
• Pout into baking dish - 15 x 25 cms.
• Layer potato over the top - overlapping the slices.
• Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake further 30 minutes till cheese bubbling and serve.

TUNA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Butter a 10" deep dish pie pan (or spray well with non-stick spray).
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1 cup cheese, salt and paprika.
• Cut the butter into chunks and mix or rub with your fingers into the flour mixture until coarse crumbs are formed.
• Reserve 1 cup of the mixture and press the rest into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pie pan.
• Arrange the drained tuna on the crust.
• Beat the eggs with a mixture until light and fluffy.
• Stir in the sour cream, the remaining 1/2 cup cheese, the mayonnaise, bell pepper, onion, and dill weed.
• Pour the mixture over the tuna and sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Let stand 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
• Note: I have made this recipe in a 8" pie pan using 2/3 of the recipe ingredients for fewer servings, with excellent results.

TUNA POT PIE

Steps:

• Line a pie pan with crust; set aside.
• Combine remaining ingredients.
• Pour into pie crust and top with the second.
• (If you choose to use biscuits, wait until last few minutes of baking so they won't burn.) Seal and crimp edges.
• Slit the top of crust to vent and bake 45 to 50 minutes at 375.

TUNA MELT PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until they've released and absorbed most of their juices, about 5 minutes.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine the tuna and mayo, breaking up the tuna. Stir in the onion-mushroom mixture, then stir in two-thirds of the cheese.
• 3. In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, flour and butter; stir in the tuna mixture. Transfer to a 10" deep-dish pie pan and bake until browned, about 35 minutes. Top with remaining cheese and broil until the cheese has melted.
• *One thing I would add is a thinly sliced layer of tomatoes on top, then top that with the remaining cheddar cheese. It just doesn't seem like a tuna melt without the tomatoes!

TUNA SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 and spray an 8x8" or 2 quart baking dish well with non-stick spray.
• Using a colander, run the peas and carrots under hot water until separated and somewhat thawed; set aside.
• In a bowl, flake the tuna well.
• Add the mushrooms (if using) and the peas& carrots and toss together.
• Add the mayonnaise and mix gently, but well; you don't want this too mayonnaisy; just enough to be able to bind the ingredients together.
• Add salt and pepper to taste (you may not need too much salt as the tuna is salty to begin with).
• Pat the tuna mixture into pan firmly and top evenly with the mashed potatoes.
• With the back of a soup spoon, make little waves over the top of the potatoes by pressing the back of the spoon into the potatoes to make an indentation and then twisting up to make a little rising swirl; by doing this you get little peaks all over the top which brown nicely as it bakes and makes a great looking topping-- if the potatoes are hard to spread, warm them up a bit.
• Sprinkle the top with paprika and bake for about 35 minutes, or until heated through, filling is bubbly around the edges, and the top is nicely golden brown.
• Slice into squares and serve.
• Note: The potatoes should be made with some butter or margarine as it makes for a better texture and helps it brown better.