Tuna Pasta Bake... a student special

With Christmas over and everyone feeling poor it's time to re-live student days with tuna pasta bake. Here's how to make 1 tin of tuna serve 4 people!

1 medium onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp Mediterranean herbs
1 tin chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tin tuna (to be really parsimonious, get tuna in oil and use oil from the tin to fry the onion and garlic in!)
1 small tin sweetcorn
4 portions of pasta twists
optional guest vegetable (whatever you have in the fridge. the following work quite well: courgette, sweet pepper, mushrooms or finely chopped carrot)
grated cheddar

• Put a pan of water on to boil
• Chop the onion and the garlic and fry in a little oil in another pan
• Chop the guest vegetable (if using) and add to onion and garlic. Add the herbs.
• Flake tuna into onions and garlic
• Add the tinned tomato, tomato puree and a little water if needed.
• Drain the tin of sweetcorn and tip into the sauce
• Simmer the sauce and cook the pasta in the boiling water until nearly cooked (about 7 minutes)
• Drain the pasta and combine with the sauce. Tip the mixture into an oven-proof dish and grate cheese over the top.
• Bake in the oven at whatever gas mark 6 is in new money until it goes crispy on top or you can't wait any longer.
• Divvy it up between housemates or family members. Serve with green salad, or, if times are really hard, with that vegetable of last resort the pickled beetroot.