Pasta bake is one of those fantastic dishes that lets you use up all the things you have lying around in the cupboards, although we've added a bit of cream to this one to make it a bit more of a tasty treat! This recipe uses lasagne sheets for the pasta element, but you can substitute this for any type of pasta that you might prefer. Tubular pasta works just as well; try penne, rigatoni or macaroni for a different kind of dish that even fussy eaters will love!

Great for feeding a hungry family or group of friends, this recipe will make enough for quite a lot of people so make sure you have plenty of people around. This does require a hot oven to make, so if you aren't a grown up yet, make sure you have one with you to help!


Mama’s Tips for cooking at home:

- Make sure you have a grown-up with you when trying these recipes out. Have them read through the recipes first and help you with anything that might be difficult or dangerous.
- Always wash your hands before starting any cooking.
- Vegetables should be washed before cooking. Stay healthy!
- If you wear an apron, you won’t get so messy while cooking.
- Remember to clean up after you’ve finished cooking! Just like Mama!


Ingredients

2 onions 1/2 tin tomato puree
1 packet mushrooms 1 tub of cottage cheese
1 teaspoon butter 2 tins tuna
250ml cream 1 cup grated cheese
Fresh or boxed lasagne sheets
1/2 cup of water with a teaspoon sugar stirred in


Directions:

1) Pre-heat your oven to 180˚C.

2) Fry the onions and mushrooms in the butter.

3) Add the tuna, cream, tomato puree, cottage cheese and the water
with sugar. Mix these well together.

4) Pour some of the mixture into a greased, oven proof dish.
Place a layer of lasagne sheets over the mixture. Pour
more mixture over the lasagne sheets. Keep on layering
until you have used up all the ingredients or until
the oven dish is full. The last layer on top needs to
be a sauce layer to make this dish work!

5) Sprinkle the grated cheese on top.

6) Bake for 20-30 minutes. The cheese will also have melted.

7) Serve! A bit of salad or crusty bread are great accompaniments.