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Tuna, Pea & Caper Pasta Bake

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Pasta 500 g (about 2¼ cups) is the bowl max for boiling; sauce 1.4 L.
Kids: Kid portion is half; same full-flavour dish.
Ingredients
- 6 cups (1.5 L) water
- 1 tsp salt
- 500 g (about 5 cups broken or loosely nested) Tricolore fettuccine, broken in thirds
- 1 onion, halved
- 3 cloves garlic
- 70 g (about ⅓ cup) butter
- 70 g (about ½ cup) flour
- 4 cups (1 L) long-life (UHT) milk
- 1 tbsp Dijon
- 150 g (about 1½ cups grated) block cheese
- 20 g (about ⅓ cup) nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp bottled lemon juice (20 ml)
- 425 g (about 2½ cups) chunk-style tuna, drained
- 2 95 g (about ½ cup) John West tuna tins, drained
- 400 g (about 2⅔ cups) frozen baby peas
- 2 tbsp capers
- 40 g (about ¾ cup crumbed) sourdough
Steps
- 150 g (about 1½ cups grated) cheese + 40 g (about ¾ cup crumbed) sourdough in bowl. Lid cap in. Crumb; set aside. 10 sec/speed 7
- Add 6 cups (1.5 L) water and 1 tsp salt. Lid cap off, simmering basket on lid. 12 min/100°C/speed 1
- Add 500 g (about 5 cups broken or loosely nested) fettuccine through lid. 9 min/100°C/reverse/speed 1
- Drain into 2 trays. Add 1 onion and 3 cloves garlic to bowl. Chop. 5 sec/speed 5
- Add 70 g (about ⅓ cup) butter. Sauté. 3 min/120°C/speed 1
- Add 70 g (about ½ cup) flour, 4 cups (1 L) milk, 1 tbsp Dijon, 20 g (about ⅓ cup) nutritional yeast, ⅔ of the cheese crumbs (~100 g (about 1 cup grated) cheese). 10 min/90°C/speed 4
- Add 1 tbsp lemon, 425 g (about 2½ cups) + 2 × 95 g (about ½ cup) tuna (drained), 400 g (about 2⅔ cups) peas, 2 tbsp capers. Fold, pour over pasta, top with crumbs. Bake one tray 25 min/180°C. 20 sec/reverse/speed 2
- Portion & store: makes ~10 adult portions (~330 g / 1½ cups); a kid portion is half. 2 foil trays (5 portions each). Fridge 3 days; freezer 3 months; bake from thawed 25 min/180°C.
Dark settings like 5 min/100°C/speed 1 are Thermomix TM7 time/temperature/speed. Unfamiliar word? See the glossary.