Tuna mornay with orange & leek
Ingredients • 3 slices white bread, torn • 1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind • 1 cup chopped…
Ingredients
• 3 slices white bread, torn
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind
• 1 cup chopped fresh continental parsley
• 40g (1/2 cup) coarsely grated parmesan
• 250g dried penne pasta
• 35g (1/4 cup) cornflour
• 250ml (1 cup) chicken stock
• 125ml (1/2 cup) white wine
• 80ml (1/3 cup) fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 leek, ends trimmed, thinly sliced
• 1 x 425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked
• White sauce
• 40g fat-reduced dairy spread
• 40g (1/4 cup) plain flour
• 500ml (2 cups) reduced-fat milk
• 130g (1/2 cup) reduced-fat natural yoghurt
• 40g (1/2 cup) coarsely grated
• reduced-fat cheddar
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the bread, orange rind, half the parsley and half the parmesan in the bowl of a food processor and process until coarsely chopped.
2. Cook the pasta following packet directions. Drain.
3. Meanwhile, to make the white sauce, melt the dairy spread in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Gradually add the milk, whisking until combined. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sauce boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in yoghurt and cheddar.
4. Place the cornflour in a jug. Gradually stir in the stock, wine and orange juice.
5. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the leek and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Add the stock mixture. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until sauce thickens.
6. Add the pasta, white sauce, tuna and remaining parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a 1.5L (6-cup capacity) ovenproof dish. Top with the breadcrumb
