Ingredients

  • 2 cup Mini shell pasta, uncooked
  • 1 cup Frozen Broccoli
  • 1 cup Frozen peas and carrots mix
  • 1 stick Butter, salted
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 2 cup Milk
  • 2 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 can Bacon crumbles (I use Kirkland brand)
  • 1 can Albacore tuna in water (7 ounces)
  • 1/2 cup Crushed plain potato chips

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400AF.
  • Cook the mini she'll pasta in boiling water till tender.
  • Drain the water and transfer pasta to a large casserole dish.
  • Mix in all the frozen veggies.
  • In a medium pot, melt the butter on medium heat and gradually add the flour.
  • Whisk till a thick batter forms.
  • Whisk in the milk, gradually.
  • You will know when your sauce is done by the tiny bubbles on the sides of the pot.
  • Reduce heat to medium low.
  • Add the cheese to the sauce and whisk in.
  • Sauce should be thick and creamy.
  • Remove from heat and add the entire can of tuna including water.
  • Then the bacon.
  • Mix together well and pour over the pasta in the casserole dish.
  • Fold the sauce into the pasta and veggies to ensure an even coating.
  • Sprinkle the crushed chips on top and bake uncovered in the oven for 25 minutes.