Tuna Mornay

My mum used to make Tuna Mornay for us all the time 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 how to use it and came home with a folder full of microwave recipes.  Sounds similar to what the thermomix is today, 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.

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 options…. but I do continue to serve them with crushed BBQ chips on top.  I also like to add in small spiral pasta, makes the dish go further, my recipe usually makes enough so I can have left overs the next day for lunch!

Thermomix Recipe

this thermomix recipe was inspired by this recipe from Shelly W

Tuna Mornay

Serves:

Prep Time	Cook Time	Total Time
10 mins	15 mins	25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups spiral pasta
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 onion, quartered
• 95g butter
• 2 tablespoon vegetable stock, or to taste
• 60g plain flour
• 500g milk
• 425g can tuna in spring water, drained
• 200g frozen corn kernels
• 1 1/2 cups BBQ potato chips, crushed
• toast, to serve

Instructions

1. Cook pasta following packet directions, drain and return to saucepan. Cover to keep warm.
2. Add onion and garlic to thermomix bowl – 3 sec / speed 7
3. Scrap side of bowl, add butter – 3 min / varoma / speed 1
4. Spoon in vegetable stock and flour – 20 sec / speed 2
5. Scrap side of bowl – 10 sec / speed 2
6. Pour in milk – 7 minutes / 90 deg / speed 3
7. Add tuna – 8 min / 100 deg / speed 2
8. Add corn – 2 min / 100 deg / speed 2
9. Pour tuna mornay into saucepan with pasta, mix to combine
10. Serve on toast, topped with crushed potato chips

By Kat – The Organised Housewife

Regular recipe

Tuna Mornay

Serves: 5

Prep Time	Cook Time	Total Time
5 mins	25 mins	30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups small spiral pasta
• 95g butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 2 tablespoon vegetable broth powder
• 2 cups milk
• 425g can tuna in spring water, drained and flaked
• 3/4 cup frozen corn kernels
• 1 1/2 cups BBQ potato chips, crushed
• Toast, to serve

Instructions

1. Cook pasta following packet directions, drain and return to saucepan. Cover to keep warm.
2. Heat butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium-high heat.
3. Cook onion and garlic for 5 minutes or until soft.
4. Add flour and vegetable broth powder, cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until mixture bubbles. Remove from heat.
5. Gradually pour in milk, whisking continuously until mixture is smooth.
6. Return saucepan to heat and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low, stir for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
7. Add tuna and corn kernels, mix. Continue to cook for a further 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
8. Season with salt and pepper.
9. Pour tuna mornay into saucepan with pasta, toss to coat.
10. Serve on toast, topped with crushed potato chips.

By Kat – The Organised Housewife

  Find my Salmon Mornay Pasta Bake recipe here.

  Find my Curried Fish and Vegetable Pot Pie recipe here.

  Find my Creamy Garlic Prawns recipe here.

  Find my Beef and Vegetable Sausage Rolls recipe here.

How do you like your Tuna Mornay?