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Baked Penne with Metsovone Cheese and TRATA Smoked Tuna, by Eleni Psyhouli
    Ingredients
  • 2 cans of TRATA smoked tuna, drained
  • 1 packet of penne
  • For the tomato sauce:
  • 1 package of chopped tomatoes put through the blender together with 2 cloves of garlic
  • ½ cup of olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • Salt
  • For the Metsovone cheese sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons of cow butter
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 500 ml warm milk
  • 500 gr of grated Metsovone cheese
  • Finely chopped parsley or fresh basil
  • A small amount of breadcrumbs and grated cheese for the crust
PREPARATION
Preparation Time:30 minutes

Boil and drain the penne. In a non-stick skillet, cook all the ingredients for the tomato sauce at low heat for 20 minutes. For the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a non-stick saucepan and mix with the flour. Gradually add the milk at low heat and mix using a wire whisk until the sauce thickens. Remove the sauce from heat, add the cheese, and mix well. Put the penne in a glass baking dish or an oven tray, spread the tuna and tomato sauce onto them uniformly, sprinkle with plenty of parsley or basil, and top with the cheese sauce. Spread it around, sprinkle a little grated cheese and breadcrumbs on top and bake for about 45 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.

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Baked Penne with Metsovone Cheese and TRATA Smoked Tuna, by Eleni Psyhouli
  • 2 cans of TRATA smoked tuna, drained
  • 1 packet of penne
  • For the tomato sauce:
  • 1 package of chopped tomatoes put through the blender together with 2 cloves of garlic
  • ½ cup of olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • Salt
  • For the Metsovone cheese sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons of cow butter
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 500 ml warm milk
  • 500 gr of grated Metsovone cheese
  • Finely chopped parsley or fresh basil
  • A small amount of breadcrumbs and grated cheese for the crust

Boil and drain the penne. In a non-stick skillet, cook all the ingredients for the tomato sauce at low heat for 20 minutes. For the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a non-stick saucepan and mix with the flour. Gradually add the milk at low heat and mix using a wire whisk until the sauce thickens. Remove the sauce from heat, add the cheese, and mix well. Put the penne in a glass baking dish or an oven tray, spread the tuna and tomato sauce onto them uniformly, sprinkle with plenty of parsley or basil, and top with the cheese sauce. Spread it around, sprinkle a little grated cheese and breadcrumbs on top and bake for about 45 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.

Preparation Time 30 minutes
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