Cheesy Tuna Pasta is pure child friendly comfort food! Made with tuna, Cheddar cheese, onion and a tin of condensed celery soup, it’s a dish I’ve loved since childhood! Best of all it’s so quick and easy to make!
Cheesy Tuna Pasta is my daughter’s absolute favourite dish but I haven’t been able to make it for more than a year as the key ingredient (condensed asparagus soup) was suddenly not available in any supermarket.
She has literally pined for this dish and I keep explaining the situation to her and how I have contacted the manufacturer (Batchelors) who still make the soup and that they only sell it to Sainsbury’s.
However after making a request for them to stock it in my area, it has fallen on deaf ears. Hence I decided to go off piste as they say, and try the dish with condensed celery soup.
This worked just as well as my daughter hardly noticed the difference. My mother used to make this recipe with condensed mushroom soup as well but personally I am not so keen on this. This recipe originally came from a family friend and is quick, simple and very satisfying.
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- Chicken & Leek Pasta Bake
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I’m sure you’ll love this Cheesy Tuna Pasta that I’ve been enjoying since childhood.
Do leave a comment and rating when you try it as it helps other readers. Plus you can share your snaps with me by tagging @FabFood4All on social media, I love seeing my recipes come to life!
Cheesy Tuna Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Light olive oil
- 1 Large onion finely chopped
- 350 g / 14 oz Fusilli (pasta twists)
- 295 g Tin condensed asparagus or celery soup
- 100 g Mature cheddar grated
- 185 g / 6 ½ oz Tin of tuna drained
Instructions
- Sweat the onions on a low heat in a large non-stick pan for 10 minutes stirring occasionally (using a lid makes them less likely to burn). You want to cook not brown the onions.
- While the onions are sweating, cook the pasta according to the instructions in plenty of boiling salted water.
- Add the soup and tuna to the onions and heat through.
- Stir in the grated Cheddar until it melts.
- Drain the pasta, add to the the sauce and mix thoroughly.
- Serve with a mixed salad.
Notes
NB: Photos updated 1/3/2017
Andy Patrick
For the record, they don’t say “off piste”. Nobody says or does that. However, the correct expression is going “hors piste” which is a French language expression and when properly used, conveys literally deviating from the intended course as in a downhill ski race.
Camilla
For the record Andy it’s in the Cambridge and Collins Dictionary! There are lots of things I could flex over in life but I choose not to as it’s just not very kind, especially when you are wrong! https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/go-off-piste https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/off-piste
Michelle
Has anyone tried this with the condensed chicken soup?
Camilla
I don’t think chicken and tuna would be a good combination.
martinaevansdesigns
Another great way to enjoy pasta! I’ll be sure to try this out sometime this week. Thanks for the recipe x
Camilla
My daughter keeps nagging me to make this as it’s her favourite dish but since they stopped making the condensed asparagus soup I just don’t make it as often.
tiggerific1973
I will deffo be trying this one! Everyone loves pasta in this house 🙂
Camilla
Great:-)
Paul Wilson
Simple and delicious
Jane Middleton
Would love to try this, just the type of food I love
Maddy
The simplest dishes re often the best 🙂
Camilla
Exactly, but we’re still mourning the demise of condensed asparagus soup as that was our favourite for this dish!
Susan Joyce Rogers
Thanks for this, a quick and easy meal ,my grandchildren love pasta
Ursula Hunt
Great quick mid week meal
claire wilkinson
looks fab
Paul Wilson
Liking the asparagus twist.
Lisa Williams
This looks delicious and easy 🙂 Thank you for your posts they really help when I am struggling to find something for dinner !!
Camilla
Thank you, it’s nice to be appreciated:-)
Jo Booth
tuna pasta is my daughters favourite, I’ll try your recipe next time instead of using the jar of sauce 🙂
Lisa Williams
brilliant use of a usually boring ingredient 🙂
Sarah Maclean
Sounds delicious, have now added condensed soup (asparagus or celery) to my shopping list!
Claire Toplis
I never would have though of aspagarus soup !
Camilla
No and it’s such a shame that one can’t get it anymore!