Tuna and Sweetcorn Pasta Bake
Built entirely from long-life pantry stock plus milk and cheese.
Ingredients
- Tinned tuna in springwater425 g
- Pasta shapes400 g
- Tinned sweetcorn400 g
- Milk500 ml
- Plain flour40 g
- Butter40 g
- Grated tasty cheese150 g
- Brown onion150 g
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C and cook the pasta 2 minutes short of al dente. Drain.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, cook the finely diced onion for 5 minutes, then stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in the milk and cook until the sauce thickens. Stir in two thirds of the cheese and season well.
- Fold through the pasta, drained tuna and drained sweetcorn, then tip into a baking dish.
- Scatter over the remaining cheese and bake for 20-25 minutes until bubbling and golden.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Broccoli and Sweetcorn Pasta Bake
- 400 g Broccoli instead of Tinned tuna in springwater
Cut the broccoli into small florets and add them to the pasta water for the last 2 minutes, then fold through with the corn; the 20 to 25 minute bake is unchanged.
Gluten-free
- 400 g Gluten-free pasta instead of Pasta shapes
- 40 g Gluten-free plain flour instead of Plain flour
Cook the gluten-free pasta 3 minutes short of al dente, as it softens further in the oven; make the sauce with gluten-free flour exactly as before.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi UKBest choice· £2.84 of food
£7.65
63% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Grated tasty cheese
Tesco· £3.88 of food · £1.04 more
£7.39
47% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- Grated tasty cheese
Sainsbury's· £3.90 of food · £1.06 more
£7.94
51% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- Grated tasty cheese
Morrisons· £5.10 of food · £2.26 more
£9.02
43% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Grated tasty cheese
Asda· £1.43 of food
£4.76
70% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Tinned tuna in springwater
- Tinned sweetcorn
- Grated tasty cheese
£0.71a serve
from £0.71 a serve at Aldi UK · 7 of 8 ingredients priced
About £2.84 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£6.96 across 3 shops · 7 of 8 items priced · £1.63 more for bigger packs, 66% spare for later
Aldi UKBest choice£2.84
missing 1 item
you'll pay £7.65 · 63% of it spare
Tesco£3.88
missing 1 item · £1.04 more
you'll pay £7.39 · 47% of it spare
Sainsbury's£3.90
missing 1 item · £1.06 more
you'll pay £7.94 · 51% of it spare
Morrisons£5.10
missing 1 item · £2.26 more
you'll pay £9.02 · 43% of it spare
Asda£1.43
missing 3 items
you'll pay £4.76 · 70% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£4.85
Tinned tuna in springwater
£0.65
need 425 gThe Fishmonger Tuna Chunks In Spring Water 102gclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£0.65·Sainsbury's£6.10/kg£2.49·Morrisons£2.49·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
Milk
£0.73/L
need 500 mlCowbelle Whole Milk 3.6% Fat 2.27 L£1.65closest match
Aldi UK£0.73/L£1.65·Tesco£1.06/L£1.20·Sainsbury's£1.06/L£1.20·Asda£1.06/L£1.20·Morrisons£1.20·OcadoN/A
Plain flour
£0.47/kg
need 40 gThe Pantry Plain Flour 1.5 kg£0.70closest match
Aldi UK£0.47/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.53·Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·Asda£0.47/kg£0.70·OcadoN/A
Butter
£7.40/kg
need 40 gCowbelle British Salted Butter 250 g£1.85closest match
Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£7.50/kg£1.50·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·Morrisons£1.85·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.70
Tinned sweetcorn
£1.82/kg
need 400 gSainsbury's Sweetcorn 3x198g ( *)£0.90closest match
Sainsbury's£1.82/kg£0.90·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£0.53·Aldi UK£0.55·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 150 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.41
Pasta shapes
£0.82/kg
need 400 gHearty Food Co. Penne Pasta 500 g£0.41closest matchreal special
Tesco£0.82/kg£0.41·Asda£0.82/kg£0.41·Sainsbury's£1.20/kg£0.60·Aldi UK£1.50/kg£0.75·Morrisons£1.00·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- Grated tasty cheese · 150 g