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Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake - Cooking for your baby and toddler
« on: August 24, 2013, 11:57:10 am »
I made this tonight for the whole family and it was enjoyed by my 1 year old, DH & I.

It is really simple to make including the cheesy béchamel sauce (on the same page of the book).  I chopped up finally some cauliflower as well as the peas in the recipe which my daughter loves but not her parents  :), so we were all good eating our veggies.  I have freeze what was left.

Definitely will becoming a regular and going forward I will add different veggies.

I forgot to take a picture :(

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Re: Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake - Cooking for your baby and toddler
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2013, 01:19:47 pm »
I was supposed to make this with leftover bechamel but forgot (so ended up throwing it out as don't know how long it lasts). Will definitely give it a go in the future. Love all the simple recipes in this book.

Glad all your family liked it kmw.

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Re: Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake - Cooking for your baby and toddler
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2013, 02:09:38 pm »
The book has been great & very easy. Starting to add more seasoning to meals or add it after.

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Re: Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake - Cooking for your baby and toddler
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2013, 02:27:42 pm »
Tasty you could have frozen the bechamel.  It only needs a bit of a whip with a wire whisk once thawed and added to something like this recipe it would have been fine.
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Re: Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake - Cooking for your baby and toddler
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2013, 04:22:15 am »
I made this today with some leftover bechamel sauce I had frozen so didn't have the full quantity it needed. I was also missing peas and chives...so basically half the ingredients. Still it was pretty simple and good. We'll have to see what the littlies think of it soon.

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Re: Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake - Cooking for your baby and toddler
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2013, 11:23:59 am »
My toddler daughter had it warm straight from the oven and didn't like the crunchy texture of the topping and spat it out.

However my 9 month older daughter was happy to eat this all mixed up for dinner.

I found it delicious too.

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Re: Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake - Cooking for your baby and toddler
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2013, 11:34:06 am »
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Re: Tuna Mornay Pasta Bake - Cooking for your baby and toddler
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2014, 02:04:00 pm »
Made this tonight and added 4 smallish carrots, corn and a little caramelised onion as well as using spelt pasta so I could also eat it. Everyone loved it and hubby declared it good enough to be a regular. Very easy, yummy and a recipe that I would generally have everything on hand.

Have cooked a couple of recipes from this book now and all of them have been a success  :)
Kathryn - Perth WA :)
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