Easy Macaroni-tuna Bake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 (8 ounce) can tuna, drained and flaked
• 1 cup macaroni or 1 cup other small shell pasta, cooked
• 1 1/2 cups grated mature cheddar cheese
• fresh ground pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 stir in milk.
• 5 return pan to heat and cook for 5 minutes until sauce boils and thickens.
• 6 keep stirring constantly with a wire whisk so that no lumps form.
• 7 remove from heat and add tuna, lemon juice, pasta, half the cheese and black pepper and salt to taste.
• 8 spoon mixture into a greased shallow oven proof dish.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 10 bake in a moderate oven (180*c) for 20 mins or until cheese melts and the top is golden brown.