Tuna Bake

Name: Tuna Bake
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 2 × 200 g cans tuna, drained; leaves from 6 thyme sprigs; 1 onion, roughly chopped; 2 × 400 g cans tomatoes in thick juice; 2 tbsp olive oil; 125 g (4½ oz) Cheddar cheese, grated; salt and black pepper; 1 red pepper, deseeded and cubed; 1 green pepper, deseeded and cubed; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) penne pasta; 2 spring onions, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food for Friends

By Levi Roots

Published 2010

About

This is one of the most popular dishes at my café. You can dub it up with chilli if you want to give it some heat; however, it’s a great supper dish for kids and they may want it without the kick.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, roughly chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and cubed

Americas
Jamaica
Dinner
Fish course
Pescatarian
Caribbean
Spicy

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5. Heat the oil in a sauté pan or saucepan over a medium heat and cook the onion and peppers for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is pale gold and soft. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in plenty of boiling