This fishy dish uses tinned tuna which is an excellent source of protein, vitamins and minerals. You could use any root vegetable in place of the sweet potato (but remember it will take longer to cook). You can also replace the peas with any green veg or try swapping tuna fish for white fish or salmon.
For a delicious vegetarian alternative try replacing the fish with butter beans or cannellini beans.
Skills Check
Follow a recipe; follow food safety & hygiene rules; tidy away; use measuring spoons; use a measuring jug to measure liquids; use weighing scales; chop using the bridge/claw technique safely; use a tin opener safely; use a vegetable peeler safely; use a box grater safely; mash; whisk; use a colander; use the hob (with adult supervision); season to taste.
Equipment
Vegetable peeler, saucepans, spoons, measuring jug, whisk, fork, bowl, tin opener, colander, wooden spoon, oven proof dish, masher, box grater, steamer, weighing scales, measuring spoons.
Allergens
Celery | Milk | Fish | Gluten (stock)
Please note the allergens listed above are indicative only. Allergens vary depending on brand; check the labels on the products you use.
Ingredients (serves 2):
- 2 medium old potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 2 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped
- 1 small can of tuna, in spring water, drained
- 1/2 small can of sweetcorn, canned in water, drained
- 2 tbsp cream cheese, extra light
- 75 ml vegetable stock, low salt
- 1/2 tbsp cornflour, blended with 1 tbsp water
- 15g cheddar cheese, mature
- 150g frozen peas
- Black pepper, to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190°C / fan 170°C / gas mark 5.
- Peel the potatoes and sweet potatoes and cut into chunks (3x3cm). Place in boiling water and boil for about 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- While the potatoes cook, put the soft cheese and stock into another saucepan and heat gently. Stir with a whisk, until blended and smooth. Now add the blended cornflour and cook until thick.
- Open the tin of tuna and drain into a colander. Use a fork to break the tuna into chunks and add to the sauce. Stir in the sweetcorn. Season with some pepper. Tip the mixture into an oven dish
- Drain the potatoes using a colander, keeping back a small amount of cooking water in the pan. Tip the drained potatoes back into the pan, season with pepper and mash well.
- Spoon the mash over the top of the fish in sauce, and use a fork to spread it across the whole baking dish.
- Grate the cheese finely and sprinkle over the pie.
- Bake for around 30 minutes until piping hot throughout and golden brown on top.
- Ten minutes before the fish pie is ready, put the peas (or other green vegetables) in a steamer. Add boiling water and steam the veg for a few minutes until tender and piping hot.
- Use a serving spoon to lift portions onto plates, and add a spoonful of green veg on the side. Easy peasy!
So thinking about easy peasy tuna fish pie ...
Tuna is an excellent source of protein, as well as a range of vitamins and minerals. Fish is lower in saturated fats than meats so is a really healthy source of protein in our diets.
Potatoes are a nutritious and filling starchy food; low in fat and a source of vitamin C and fibre.
Soft cheese is an excellent source of protein and calcium. Choose reduced fat varieties where possible.
Nutritional Information
- | Energy | 2033kJ / 482kcal | 24% |
Low | Fat | 8.0g | 11% |
Low | Saturates | 4.0g | 20% |
Med | Sugars | 24.5 | 27% |
Med | Salt | 1.5g | 26% |
per 450g serving
% of an adult's reference intake
Typical values per 100g: Energy 449kJ / 106kcal
Notes
A traffic light system is used on nutrition labels to make it easier to see which foods and drinks are lower in calories, fat, sugar and salt. Try and choose more ‘greens’ and ‘ambers’ and fewer ‘reds’, and stick to smaller portions of ‘reds’.
Just because a recipe or a food has a red traffic light doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat it. Understanding why a food or recipe might have a red light can be helpful. For example oily fish is high in total fat and so any recipe containing oily fish is likely to be ‘red’ for fat. But it is recommended that we eat oily fish at least once a week because the type of fat it contains is beneficial for our health.
% Reference Intakes are also shown. Reference Intakes are guidelines about the approximate amount of particular nutrients and energy required for a healthy diet (based on an average-sized woman doing an average amount of physical activity). Most children will require less than these Reference Intakes. The contribution of one serving of a food or drink to the Reference Intake for each nutrient is expressed as a percentage.