This is my take on the #Budgetbusters recipe booklet version and is one of the regular features on our meal plan when tuna-loathing hubby is away ;).  The rest of us love it … It’s quick, easy and satisfying.  What more can I say?

A few handy hints:

For an awesome grain-free ‘béchamel sauce’, try The 4 Blades’ – I often use this one for a change – it’s really creamy and yummy and increases your veggie up-take without even realising it!

For a breadcrumb topping, see base of recipe

The sauce below makes about 800G, so plenty for a large pasta bake!   If you do have any left-over sauce, save it and add to a soup the next day …

Grind speed 9 / 1 minute:

• 30g lentils
• 40g brown rice

Add and grind speed 9 / 10 seconds, then set the whole grain mix aside:

• 40g almonds, blanched or activated

*If you’d like a breadcrumb topping – see base of recipe and make this now, then set aside for ‘ron*

Add to TM bowl and speed 7 / 1-2 seconds:

• 1 onion, peeled and halved
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled

Add and sauté 3 mins / 100degs / speed 1:

• 1 tbs coconut oil

Add to the bowl and cook 7 minutes / 90 degs / speed 4

• Grain mix from earlier
• 600g water
• 1 tbs stock paste
• 1 tbs lemon juice (or the juice of ½ lemon)
• 1 tbs nutritional yeast flakes
• 1 tsp dried parsley (or handful of fresh)
• Pinch cayenne
• Pinch nutmeg
• Pinch paprika

Meanwhile:

• Cook up your pasta on the stove-top

I usually cook one batch of gluten free pasta and one batch durum wheat pasta for my bunch:

• 225g wheat pasta = 3 adult portions
• 100g gluten free pasta (1-2 adult portions)

Back to the sauce:

• Purée 1 minute / speed 9
• Test for seasoning and add salt/pepper to taste
• If too thick, add a little more boiling water and blend in on speed 4

Now add and mix 5 seconds / reverse / speed 4:

• 2 x 185g tuna (or more, if you wish)
• 350g frozen or canned corn or mix/match with peas

Whilst puréeing your sauce:

• Drain your pasta and tip into a large lasagne dish, or two separate ones.
• Spoon the tuna sauce over the pasta and top with some gluten free breadcrumbs, if you wish, or use the

Alternatively, you could add a zesty breadcrumb topping (you might want to mill after you grind your grains and before you start your onion/garlic chopping – or you could use a separate bowl)

Place into TM bowl and turbo 5-10 seconds:

• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tbs yeast flakes
• 1 clove garlic
• Couple of pieces of gluten free bread
• Some toasted almonds/walnuts/sesame seeds (opt)
• Handful of parsley

Extra Tips

For non-tuna fans, do a bacon or chicken version – just cut up and grill, while the sauce and pasta are cooking, then stir through the cooked pasta and top with the sauce and breadcrumb topping, if you wish.