Name: Creamy Tuna Mornay Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 60g butter; 1 onion diced; 1 carrot diced; 2 celery sticks diced; 1 red capsicum diced; 82.50 ml Essentials Plain Flour; 440g canned corn drained; 425g canned tuna in springwater; 375ml CARNATION Light & Creamy Evaporated Milk; 1 cup tasty cheese grated; 1 tbs wholegrain mustard; 2 tbs fresh curly parsley chopped; 1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste

by TraceyH Last updated on 10/31/2025

A creamy version of tuna mornay with plenty of vegetables.

- TraceyH

Ingredients

60g butter
1 onion diced
1 carrot diced
2 celery sticks diced
1 red capsicum diced
1/3 cup Woolworths Essentials Plain Flour
440g canned corn drained
425g canned tuna in springwater
375ml CARNATION Light & Creamy Evaporated Milk
1 cup tasty cheese grated
1 tbs wholegrain mustard
2 tbs fresh curly parsley chopped
1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste

Method

Step 1

Melt butter in large saucepan, add onion, carrot, celery and capsicum and cook gently until softened.
Step 2

Add flour and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and gradually stir in evaporated milk.
Step 3

Return to heat and stir until thickened. Add tuna and springwater, corn, cheese, parsley and mustard. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 4

Cook until heated through and cheese has melted.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

I serve this dish over rice or pasta or make a pasta bake, mixing pasta through and topping with cheese and breadcrumbs and heating in oven until topping has browned.

This recipe was photographed by Greer Worsley for Australia's Best Recipes.