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Baked Pasta with Tuna and Ricotta

Short pasta baked with tomato sauce, tuna, ricotta and mozzarella.

A baked pasta dish for 4: ricotta is stirred into the tomato and tuna sauce before the dish is topped with mozzarella and baked.

Total time35 min
DifficultyEasy
servings4
Baked Pasta with Tuna and Ricotta
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Ingredient allergens

Allergen list

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  • Cereals containing gluten

    Dry short pasta

Documented presence

  • Fish

    Canned tuna

Ingredients without verified allergen data 8

Ingredients without verified allergen data: Water, Extra-virgin olive oil, Onion, Garlic, Fried tomato sauce, Dried oregano, Cow’s milk ricotta, Grated mozzarella.

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Method

  1. 01

    Cook the pasta

    Bring the water to a boil, add the pasta and cook it for the time stated on the package. Drain and set aside without rinsing.

    Ready to continue when: The pasta is cooked but still firm to the bite.

  2. 02

    Make the sauce

    Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion and garlic for 10 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, drained tuna and oregano; stir and cook for 5 minutes more.

    Ready to continue when: The onion is tender and the sauce is hot and evenly distributed around the tuna.

    15 min
  3. 03

    Combine and assemble

    Take the pan off the heat and stir in the ricotta to make a creamy sauce. Add the drained pasta and combine it with the sauce. Transfer to an ovenproof dish and cover with the mozzarella.

    Ready to continue when: The pasta is coated in sauce and the mozzarella covers the surface of the dish.

  4. 04

    Bake until browned

    Bake at 180 °C for 10 minutes.

    Temperature: 180 °C / 356 °F

    Ready to continue when: The mozzarella is melted and the surface is browned.

    10 min

Sources and review

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