To prepare your Tuna Pasta Bake Recipe Preheat your oven to 190°C / Gas Mark 5.Place the tomatoes and red pepper halves cut-side up into a large roasting tin. Tuck in the garlic, thyme, basil and season with a little salt and milled pepper.

Drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, water and finally sprinkle over the caster sugar and bake in the oven for about 40 minutes until soft and slightly charred in places.

Leave the tomatoes to cool before whizzing in a food processor with a handful of fresh basil and adding some of the vegetable stock little by little until you have a smooth sauce, then season with salt and milled pepper. This sauce will keep in the fridge for the best part of a week.

Cook the tagliatelle or whatever pasta you have until al dente. Gently heat the roasted tomato sauce and mix with the pasta.Finally gently stir in the basil infused tuna then divide between your serving plates and garnish with extra basil leaves.For more information on all our Tuna Recipes please click here.