Tuna Sweetcorn Lasagne

Tuna sweetcorn lasagne is perfect for a delicious and comforting midweek family meal. This healthy red meat free alternative is a quick and easy way to satisfy the whole family with minimum cost and mostly store-cupboard ingredients.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 470kcal

Author Neil

Equipment

Ingredients

For the cheese sauce:-

300 ml skimmed milk
20 g corn flour mixed with 2 tbsp. cold water
Salt and freshly ground pepper
40 g low fat grated cheddar cheese

For the tuna sweetcorn filling: -

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion peeled and diced
1 clove garlic crushed
400 g can chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato puree
1 tablespoon corn flour
150 ml water
160 g x 2 cans tuna in spring water drained
80 g sweetcorn frozen
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoon freshly chopped basil
7 dried sheets of whole wheat lasagne
80 g low fat grated cheddar cheese

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 180C Fan

First make the cheese sauce:-

Put the skimmed milk in a saucepan and add the corn flour paste mixture.
Turn on the heat low and whisk, using a balloon whisk to create a white sauce. Season to taste.
Then gradually add the grated cheese continually whisking it to make it into a creamy cheese sauce.
Place to the side.

Second make the tuna sweetcorn filling: -

Heat the oil in a large saucepan then add the onion and garlic and sauté until soft, about 4 to 5 minutes.
Stir in the can of tomatoes, tomato puree, corn flour and water. Allow to simmer for approximately 15 minutes.
Remove from the heat and gently stir in the tuna, sweetcorn, pepper and basil.
Pour half of the tuna tomato mixture into a shallow ovenproof dish and then top with half of the lasagne sheets. Repeat this process with the other half of sauce and lasagne sheets.
Re-heat and whisk the cheese sauce just so it has a pouring consistency if it has been allowed to cool, then pour it over the top of the lasagne layers and sprinkle it with the grated cheese.
Bake in the oven for 15 – 20 minutes until the cheese is brown and bubbly.
Allow to cool before serving and then serve with a green salad or crusty bread.

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