Tuna mornay is a creamy dish made with canned tuna, pasta and a white sauce. Its comforting and savoury flavours on top of toast make for night light dinner.
My mum used to make Tuna Mornay for us as children. I remember when she began to make this for us, it wasn’t long after she purchased her first microwave oven. She went and had lessons at the local TAFE on using it and came home with a folder full of microwave recipes. It sounds similar to what the thermomix is today, the newest greatest gadget, and you can go and get lessons. Mum always served the mornay on toast, and as per the recipe suggested she served it with crushed potato chips.
I’ve included a regular and thermomix recipe for this Tuna Mornay below.
Looking at other Tuna Mornay recipes, traditionally, it’s not served with potato chips, but to me, it just isn’t the same without them; I know it’s not a healthy option, but I continue to serve them with crushed BBQ chips on top. I also like to add in small spiral pasta, which makes the dish go further; my recipe usually makes enough so I can have leftovers the next day for lunch!
Thermomix Recipe
this thermomix recipe was inspired by this recipe from Shelly W
Ingredients
Method
- Cook pasta following packet directions, drain and return to saucepan. Cover to keep warm.
- Add onion and garlic to thermomix bowl - 3 sec / speed 7
- Scrap side of bowl, add butter - 3 min / varoma / speed 1
- Spoon in vegetable stock and flour - 20 sec / speed 2
- Scrap side of bowl - 10 sec / speed 2
- Pour in milk - 7 minutes / 90 deg / speed 3
- Add tuna - 8 min / 100 deg / speed 2
- Add corn - 2 min / 100 deg / speed 2
- Pour tuna mornay into saucepan with pasta, mix to combine
- Serve on toast, topped with crushed potato chips
Nutrition
Notes
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Ingredients
Method
- Cook pasta following packet directions, drain and return to saucepan. Cover to keep warm.
- Heat butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Cook onion and garlic for 5 minutes or until soft.
- Add flour and vegetable broth powder, cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until mixture bubbles. Remove from heat.
- Gradually pour in milk, whisking continuously until mixture is smooth.
- Return saucepan to heat and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low, stir for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
- Add tuna and corn kernels, mix. Continue to cook for a further 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour tuna mornay into saucepan with pasta, toss to coat.
- Serve on toast, topped with crushed potato chips.
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My mum always made tuna moray with crushed smith’s chips on top. It was a favourite in our house. Yummo!
It is so good isn’t it, Milly!.:) We have always had potato chips on ours.:)
I make the same recipe, but I serve it with crushed plain chips on top. My kids and hubby love the salty taste of it! Yummy frugal meal
YUM!
Tuna Mornay is my favourite!! The only problem is my hubby doesn’t like tuna so i usually only have it when he’s away! Yum. Thanks for another perfect recipe.
Oh no! Hubby doesn’t realise what his missing out on, Lucy LOL.:) But at least when you do get to make it there is more for you! x