Tuna Pasta Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 slices of best back bacon
300 g pasta, shapes any
25 g butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons plain flour
200 ml vegetable stock
200 ml milk
2 (185 g) cans chunk tuna, drained
75 g cheddar cheese, grated
50 g fresh breadcrumbs
salt and pepper
mixed herbs

Preparation

Preheat oven to 190c.
In a big pan cook the pasta as per packet with lightly salted water.
Melt the butter and oil in a saucepan and to it add the bacon chopped into pieces. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook 2 more minutes; remove from the heat.
Gradually stir in the stock and milk, then return to the heat and cook, gently stirring all the time until the sauce thickens; season to taste.
Place the now cooked pasta in a shallow oven-proof dish and scatter the tuna on top. Toss lightly; pour over the sauce.
MMx together the breadcrumbs and grated cheese and scatter over the top. Add herbs either fresh or dried--less if using dried.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.