Easy Tuna Pasta Bake

Easy tuna pasta bake recipe is quick and easy – and really cheesy! It’s the perfect midweek family meal

• Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling water for 8 minutes. 
• After 4 minutes, add the leek, spinach and sweetcorn, making sure the water comes back to the boil quickly. 
• Drain well and place back in the pan. 
• Preheat your grill to its highest setting.
• Stir the quark, fromage frais and tuna chunks into the pasta with half of the cheese and season to taste. 
• Spoon the pasta into a large ovenproof dish, sprinkle over the remaining cheese and place on a baking tray. 
• Grill for 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and browning.
• Meanwhile, steam the courgettes for 6-7 minutes. 
• Serve alongside the pasta bake

Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes 

• 12 oz/340g dried fusilli pasta
• 1 small leek, thinly sliced
• 3 1/2 oz/100 g frozen spinach
• 3 1/2 oz/100g frozen sweetcorn
• 250g tub quark
• 6 oz/175 g fat-free natural fromage frais
• 400g  can tuna chunks in brine or spring water, drained and flaked
• 3 oz/85 g reduced fat Cheddar cheese, grated
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 courgettes, sliced, to serve