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AIBU?

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to be repulsed by the words 'pasta bake'

240 replies

EleanoraBuntingCupcake · 23/08/2009 19:35

and i actually retch at teh thought of tuna pasta bake.

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squilly · 23/08/2009 19:36

I quite like pasta bake, but haven't inflicted made it for my family as they'd share your thoughts...so am torn between YA an YANbu

LovelyTinOfSpam · 23/08/2009 19:38

YANBU at all.

PitysSake · 23/08/2009 19:38

i have nevr cooked htis meal

differentID · 23/08/2009 19:38

it isn't the pasta bake part I have a problem with. it's the tuna.

MovingOutOfBlighty · 23/08/2009 19:40

mmm...pasta bake...
[Homer Simpson emoticon]

Overmydeadbody · 23/08/2009 19:40

YANBU

Even the thought of it is horrible.

janeite · 23/08/2009 19:40

I used to think this but the dds had one somewhere and loved it, so now I sometimes cook them. Tuna is the work of the devil in any shape or form though. Ye gads - the SMELL.

MaryMotherOfCheeses · 23/08/2009 19:40

It does sound revolting, I'll give you that.

Oddly it works though. (Haven't made it for years though)

GirlsAreLoud · 23/08/2009 19:41

YABU.

And either a snob, or just plain strange.

shaninemb · 23/08/2009 19:41

mmmmmmmmmmm tuna past bake

ttalloo · 23/08/2009 19:42

YANBU - think it's a revolting and lazy way of "cooking", while pretending to put some actual effort into it; far tastier and more honest just to toss some pesto and parmesan into cooked pasta.

cheshirekitty · 23/08/2009 19:42

My dh was going to make us a nice seafood rissotto for dinner tomorrow. Then he had a bright idea - use one of those horrible pasta things in a packet instead of doing nice rissotto.

I think dd and myself have managed to persuade him to do the rice.

bibbitybobbityhat · 23/08/2009 19:43

Well, you can and should bake pasta in the oven - lasagne and cannelloni being perfect examples. Of course, it is not pasta bake it is pasta al forno .

But canned tuna heated up in any form is the work of the devil. More offensive to me than tuna pasta bake (sorry) is the tuna melt pannini. Warm canned fish and hot cheese - together in a sandwich????? wtf????

MaryMotherOfCheeses · 23/08/2009 19:44

"nd either a snob, or just plain strange"

See. Tuna pasta bake is a issue of class. You thought it was just a mix of flavours which didn't go, but it's all to do with your father's job when you were a child.

muggglewump · 23/08/2009 19:44

It took me ages to get to like hot tuna. I like it now though and we do eat tuna pasta bake.

Chicken with pasta, however, is wrong and utterly disgusting.

StayFrostysOtherSister · 23/08/2009 19:45

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Thunderduck · 23/08/2009 19:46

YABU.

And why is it lazy cooking? It does require some actual effort.
Or should we only make meals,containing no fewer than 15 ingredients, that require at least an hour of preparation time?

And I can't imagine anything worse than pasta with parmesan and pesto. Both are the devil's food.

TheBolter · 23/08/2009 19:46

It's alright actually. Not a lot different to vegetarian Lasagne.

Agree that tuna shouldn't be used.

Thunderduck · 23/08/2009 19:46

Chicken with pasta is delicious.

PixiNanny · 23/08/2009 19:47

Normal, cheesey white sauce pasta bake is good, wouldn't agree with tuna, vegetarian as I am

TheBolter · 23/08/2009 19:47

Stay frosty - as with lasagne it's put back in the oven to melt the cheese on top.

Thunderduck · 23/08/2009 19:48

I don't tend to make pasta bakes as such, but I love to make vegetable or seafood linguine then sprinkle some mozzarella over the top, wrap it all in foil with some sauce and put it in the oven for 10-15 minutes. It's much nicer that way.

izyboy · 23/08/2009 19:48

I dont really like the thought of it but when I have it, it is often fairly pleasant, if not done too dry. Didnt realise it was an indication of class tho'.

Rhian82 · 23/08/2009 19:48

I love pasta bake, it's a different meal from pasta and I think it's gorgeous, especially the melted cheese on top.

Not with tuna though. Why does everyone think you have to have tuna with it?

StayFrostysOtherSister · 23/08/2009 19:49

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