By Nikkie Vann
from Van Wert, OH
My mom got this recipe from a cooking class she took with the FHA back in the day. We add some of our own change ups but this is the basic recipe.
Ingredients For tuna noodle casserole - beginners recipe
2 box
kraft macaroni and cheese (powdered cheese kind)
2 can
tuna - in water, drained
26 oz
can campbells mushroom soup
milk as needed to thin recipe
seasonings as desired - salt, pepper, etc
green beans, peas, potato chips, shredded cheese, mushrooms, etc
How To Make tuna noodle casserole - beginners recipe
1
In large pot with salted water, boil macaroni until tender, drain and return to pan.
2
Add tuna, mushroom soup and packets of powdered cheese from the mac and cheese, mix well. Add any other ingredients you might like.
3
Add milk as needed so dish is not so thick, if you decide to bake for the crust, add a little more milk so it stays creamy.
5
Very simple recipe for the beginner plus I have limited amount of pans used for easy clean-up.
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Introduction
This isn't the healthiest thing going, but for me it's back-in-the-day type comfort food. We always made a similar dish with Kraft Dinner brand macaroni and cheese! I've made this one a smidgen healthier by using the whole wheat macaroni, and using a cheese sauce that does not require butter to prepare. Mmmm... Creamy and filling! Maybe you can even convince your kids to eat it! ;-) [Created 2007-11-22.] This isn't the healthiest thing going, but for me it's back-in-the-day type comfort food. We always made a similar dish with Kraft Dinner brand macaroni and cheese! I've made this one a smidgen healthier by using the whole wheat macaroni, and using a cheese sauce that does not require butter to prepare. Mmmm... Creamy and filling! Maybe you can even convince your kids to eat it! ;-) [Created 2007-11-22.]
Minutes to Prepare: 3
Minutes to Cook: 12
Number of Servings: 7
Ingredients
- * 200g Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Macaroni pasta, dry [About 1 3/4 cups.]
* 275g Green Giant Summer Sweet Peas, frozen [About 2 cups.]
* 2 (120g drained weight, each) cans President's Choice Solid White Albacore Tuna (low sodium), packed in water
* 1 (38g) packet Knorr Classic Sauce Mix, Cheese Flavour
* 1 1/2 cups 1% Milk
* 125g Cheddar Cheese, shredded [A little over 1 cup shredded.]
* 1 (284ml) can Campbell's Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
* Fresh ground Sea Salt and / or Black Pepper, to taste (((NOT included in Nutritional Information!)))
Directions
1. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, bring the macaroni to a rolling boil and cook for about 6 minutes. Add the frozen peas, stir, and continue cooking until the pasta is done 'al dente' (still a little bit firm), about 2 minutes more.
(About 8 minutes total.) Drain the pasta and peas and reserve.
2. Meanwhile, while the pasta cooks, prepare the cheese sauce mix according to package directions (increasing the milk by 1/4 cup to 1 1/2 cups!), and add a bit of salt and pepper if desired. When the sauce is hot, stir in the shredded cheddar and the can of condensed soup and heat through.
3. Return the large pot to the stove top at medium-low heat, add the pasta and peas, add the canned tuna, and the cheese sauce mixture. Mix
all ingredients together, and coat everything with the cheese sauce mixture. When it starts to bubble a bit and everything is heated through, it's done. Serve immediately.
4. Makes 7 generous 1-cup 'servings'. Enjoy! :)
Number of Servings: 7
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CURVES_N_CURLS.