Easy tuna pasta bake made in the air fryer with tomatoes, cheese, and herbs. Family-friendly comfort food ready in 25 minutes. Serves 5-6 people.
For this recipe, you'll need a Sunbeam Alinea Wide Ceramic Air Fryer.
You will need:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 2 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
- 500g cooked penne pasta
- 3 x 90g cans tuna, drained
- 150g grated mozzarella or cheddar
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley Seasoning
Let's make it:
Step 1:
Place the oil and onions directly into the air fryer drawer and stir well.
Step 2:
Cook on Air Fry 180°C for 10 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking.
Step 3:
Add the garlic, stir well and cook a further 2-3 minutes.
Step 4:
Stir in the tomatoes, puree, chilli flakes, cooked pasta and tuna and some salt and pepper to taste.
Step 5:
Reduce the heat to 170°C and cook on Air Fry for 10 minutes, stir halfway through cooking.
Step 6:
Add the chopped parsley and half of the grated cheese, stir well. (if the mixture seems a little too thick here add a splash of water and stir in).
Step 7:
Add a further 10 minutes then sprinkle the remaining cheese over the bake halfway through and allow this to finish cooking.
