This Quinoa Tuna Bake is amazing!  It is packed with goodness, filled with veggies and great served cold in lunch boxes!  It’s pretty easy to whip up and it does make a large batch so you can enjoy it for leftovers too (making midday meals even easier!).

My kids loved this and went back for seconds.

February 20, 2018
  • 30m
  • 45m
  • 1h 15m
  • 1

Ingredients

  • 100 g quinoa (any colour)
  • pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp. seeded mustard
  • 1 handful of baby spinach
  • 100 g corn kernels
  • 2 spring onions
  • 8 egg
  • 150 g cheddar block cheese
  • 425 g tin tuna in spring water
  • 2 sweet potato
  • 700 g water
  • cracked pepper

Instructions

Thermal Cooking Method

  1. It is best to soak the quinoa for at least two hours before cooking. Place quinoa in your thermo basket, then into another bowl of cold water. If you don't have two hours, leave to soak for as long as possible.
  2. Peel and chop the sweet potato into rough chunks (around the size of golf balls) and place in your steaming tray.
  3. Strain and rinse the quinoa (it's best to use a fine sieve so the quinoa doesn't fall through the holes). Then put it back into the thermo basket and insert it into your mixing jug. Add 700g water and place lid into position. Pop your steaming tray (filled with sweet potato) on top and cook this on steaming temp (hottest your machine will go)/20 mins/speed 1 (or until sweet potato is cooked).
  4. Remove the quinoa and set aside for later. Discard the water. Set sweet potato aside.
  5. Pre-heat oven to 170ºC and grease a large pie dish with some butter.
  6. Without washing your mixing jug, add cheese and blitz for 10 secs/speed 5.
  7. Add all remaining ingredients, including cooked sweet potato and quinoa, and mix for 20 secs/speed 3/reverse. You may need to use your spatula in the hole of the lid to help move it around.
  8. Pour contents into your prepared tin and cook in oven for 45 mins or until cooked through.
  9. We love this served with some grilled broccolini and cherry tomatoes cooked in butter.

Traditional Cooking Method

  1. It is best to soak the quinoa for at least two hours before cooking. Place quinoa in a large glass bowl of cold water. If you don't have two hours, leave to soak for as long as possible.
  2. Peel and chop the sweet potato into rough chunks and boil until soft but not soggy.
  3. Strain and rinse the quinoa (it's best to use a fine sieve so the quinoa doesn't fall through the holes). Place into a small pot with enough water to cover, cook on a medium heat until water is absorbed and quinoa is soft and fluffy.
  4. Pre-heat oven to 170ºC and grease a large pie dish with some butter.
  5. Grate cheese and add to a large mixing bowl along with all other ingredients including sweet potato ad quinoa and mix well.
  6. Pour contents into your prepared tin and cook in oven for 45 mins or until cooked through.
  7. We love this served with some grilled broccolini and cherry tomatoes cooked in butter.

Nutrition

  • 6