Easy Tuna and Rice Bake

Easy tuna and rice bake

Serves 4-6
Preparation: 10 min
Cooking: 35 min

Ingredients
20 ml (4 t) oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 cans tuna (170 g each)
150 g frozen peas and corn, defrosted
500 ml (2 c) cooked rice
handful parsley, chopped
salt and pepper
500 ml (2 c) store-bought cheddermelt sauce

TOPPING
60 ml (¼ c) breadcrumbs
60 ml (¼ c) cheddar cheese, grated

Method
Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease a baking dish with butter.

1 Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and sauté the onion until soft and translucent. Add the garlic NOT IN INGREDIENTS?, green pepper and fry for 2 minutes or until soft.

2 Stir in the peas and corn, rice, parsley and tuna. Season. Cook until the rice is heated through. Spoon half of the mixture into the dish and top with half of the cheddamelt sauce and repeat the layers.

3 Topping Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and cheese. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until golden.