CRACK'IN GOOD TUNA MORNAY

Crack'in Good Tuna Mornay image

I found this recipe in the 1991 edition of the Australian Women's Weekly. It has been a family favourite ever since. A very good recipe to fall back on to if you forget to defrost some meat for dinner.

Provided by Catherine Robson

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

60 g butter
1/3 cup plain flour
2 1/2 cups milk
1 small chicken stock cube
1/3 cup tasty cheese
1 (425 g) can chunky style tuna (drained and flaked)
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 cup frozen peas
4 green shallots, chopped
2 hard-boiled eggs, thickly sliced
1 1/2 cups stale breadcrumbs
30 g butter, melted
1/3 cup grated tasty cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

Gently melt butter in pan.
Stir in flour over heat until dry and grainy.
Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk and crumbled stock cube- stir over heat until sauce boils and thickens.
Stir in cheese, tuna, pepper, peas and shallot.
Gently fold in eggs.
Pour into a oven proof dish (6 cup capacity) Combine topping ingredients in a separate bowl.
Sprinkle mornay with topping.
Bake in a moderate oven about 25 minutes or until topping is browned and mornay is heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 779.4, Fat 41.3, SaturatedFat 22.3, Cholesterol 226.3, Sodium 1067.1, Carbohydrate 53.1, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 4.6, Protein 47.5