Each week we’ll bring you a tasty recipe passed down by Emanuel families, from the Emanuel School Community Cookbook, The Family Meal. 

From the kitchen of the Friske Family

Mediterranean Tuna Rice Pie Bake

Ingredients 

425g tinned tuna, drained
1 tsp olive oil
1 brown onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
1 cup jasmine rice
2 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped roughly
200g baby bocconcini cheese
50g parmesan
100g English baby spinach leaves
3 eggs, slightly beaten

Directions 

Preheat oven to 190^oC
Cook chopped onion and garlic in oil in saucepan – add rice and stir for 2 minutes
Stir in stock and simmer – reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 10 minutes
Let cool for 10 minutes
In a bowl, add the lightly beaten eggs and the remaining ingredients
Add rice and mix with a spoon
Pour into greased baking dish
Cook 190⁰C for 40 – 50 minutes

Serves 4 – 6 

You can order the Emanuel School Community Cookbook, The Family Meal by contacting rubykb@gmail.com