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Cheesy Tuna Pasta

Updated 26 March 2021 Published 11 May 2012 23 Comments

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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!

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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.

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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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Cheesy Tuna Pasta

Pasta spirals in a gooey, soupy, cheesy sauce with onions and tuna. Delicious.
Course Main
Cuisine British, Italian
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

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

Don't use pre-grated Cheddar cheese as this is coated in starch and doesn't melt as well as freshly grated Cheddar.

 NB: Photos updated 1/3/2017

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  1. Andy Patrick

    08/02/2023 at 5:50 am

    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.

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    • Camilla

      09/02/2023 at 11:32 pm

      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

      Reply
  2. Michelle

    09/08/2020 at 3:16 am

    Has anyone tried this with the condensed chicken soup?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/08/2020 at 9:39 pm

      I don’t think chicken and tuna would be a good combination.

      Reply
  3. martinaevansdesigns

    13/11/2015 at 11:05 am

    Another great way to enjoy pasta! I’ll be sure to try this out sometime this week. Thanks for the recipe x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      13/11/2015 at 6:24 pm

      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.

      Reply
  4. tiggerific1973

    28/04/2015 at 4:55 pm

    I will deffo be trying this one! Everyone loves pasta in this house 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/04/2015 at 7:17 pm

      Great:-)

      Reply
  5. Paul Wilson

    07/01/2015 at 12:04 am

    Simple and delicious

    Reply
  6. Jane Middleton

    06/11/2014 at 9:44 pm

    Would love to try this, just the type of food I love

    Reply
  7. Maddy

    04/10/2014 at 3:33 pm

    The simplest dishes re often the best 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/10/2014 at 2:51 pm

      Exactly, but we’re still mourning the demise of condensed asparagus soup as that was our favourite for this dish!

      Reply
  8. Susan Joyce Rogers

    24/09/2014 at 10:06 pm

    Thanks for this, a quick and easy meal ,my grandchildren love pasta

    Reply
  9. Ursula Hunt

    14/09/2014 at 12:15 pm

    Great quick mid week meal

    Reply
  10. claire wilkinson

    05/01/2014 at 1:34 pm

    looks fab

    Reply
  11. Paul Wilson

    30/10/2013 at 1:30 am

    Liking the asparagus twist.

    Reply
  12. Lisa Williams

    24/10/2013 at 12:08 pm

    This looks delicious and easy 🙂 Thank you for your posts they really help when I am struggling to find something for dinner !!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      24/10/2013 at 7:20 pm

      Thank you, it’s nice to be appreciated:-)

      Reply
  13. Jo Booth

    29/09/2013 at 10:55 am

    tuna pasta is my daughters favourite, I’ll try your recipe next time instead of using the jar of sauce 🙂

    Reply
  14. Lisa Williams

    25/09/2013 at 12:00 pm

    brilliant use of a usually boring ingredient 🙂

    Reply
  15. Sarah Maclean

    12/09/2013 at 6:12 pm

    Sounds delicious, have now added condensed soup (asparagus or celery) to my shopping list!

    Reply
  16. Claire Toplis

    11/06/2013 at 7:52 pm

    I never would have though of aspagarus soup !

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/06/2013 at 8:36 pm

      No and it’s such a shame that one can’t get it anymore!

      Reply

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