Kale and tuna pasta bake
Serves 6-8
200g Lifestyle Foods gluten-free pasta
30ml butter
30ml Lifestyle Foods flaxseed oil
1 red onion, finely chopped
5ml chopped garlic
250g mushrooms, sliced
60ml Lifestyle Foods rice flour
500ml milk
250ml cleaned chopped kale
2 x 140g tins of Lifestyle Foods tuna, drained
250ml grated cheddar cheese
125ml grated Parmesan
grated zest of 1 lemon
3ml Lifestyle Foods cayenne pepper
3ml Lifestyle Foods fine salt
a pinch of pepper,
extra grated cheddar for sprinkling on top
Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente.
Rinse and drain. Set aside.
Heat the butter and oil in a pot and fry the onion and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add the mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes. Stir in the rice flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the milk and stir continuously until the sauce boils and thickens.
Stir in the kale and cook for 5 minutes, until wilted.
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Remove from the heat and stir the pasta into the sauce. Pour into an oven-proof dish, sprinkle with a little extra cheese, and grill until golden and bubbling.
* Lifestyle Foods are available at Dis-Chem, which is a sponsor of the Angela Day Kitchen. Angela Day is a cookery column carried in The Star, the Cape Argus, the Daily News and the Pretoria News, and by IOL.