EASY TUNA MAC AND CHEESE

Photo: Melissa Ann Vermeulen

• White sauce:
• 100 g butter
• 90 ml flour
• 75 ml milk
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 5 ml mustard powder
• Macaroni and tuna:
• 250 g macaroni
• 30 ml olive oil
• 8 spring onions, roughly chopped
• 2 tuna in oil
• 100 g mozzarella cheese, grated (I used cheddar)
• Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
• White sauce:
• Heat the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour to form a paste. Stir for 1 minute, add the milk and beat with a hand mixer to create a thick, smooth sauce.
• Season with salt, pepper and the mustard powder. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 3 minutes or until done.
• Cover the sauce with clingfilm.
• Macaroni and tuna: 
• Cook the macaroni according to the packet instructions until just done and drain.
• Heat the oil and fry the spring onions until soft. Add the tuna along with its oil.
• Transfer the macaroni to an ovenproof dish and spoon the tuna mixture on top.
• Stir the white sauce well and pour over the tuna.
• Gently mix the white sauce and tuna.
• Sprinkle with the cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until done.