Tuna Casserole! (ingredient, peppers, potato chips, salmon)

[Ohiogirl81]

I haven't made it in a long time, because cream of mushroom soup from a can makes me gag, and I'm too lazy to make a white sauce. But here's how I used to make it:

Half a bag of egg noodles
can of tuna
1/2 to 3/4 of a can of cream of mushroom soup
a little milk
minced onion and celery
pepper

I cooked the noodles first, and put them in a buttered casserole dish. In a separate bowl, I'd mix up the soup, tuna, onion and celery, and enough milk to make the soup thin enough to coat the noodles. And then pour the whole mess over the noodles and toss them together, add some pepper, and bake at 350 for a half hour or so.

Some people add peas (we never had fish at our house without peas on the side!) or top with crushed potato chips. My mom never used onion or celery. Some people use cream of celery soup instead of cream of mushroom soup.

[lubby]

1 box of elbow macaroni
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayo
1 can tuna ( biggest size they make)
2 tsp dill
1/2 cup minced onion
1 cup shredded cheese ( I use yellow or white cheddar)

I cook the elbows first, In a bowl I break up the tuna and add, mayo, sour cream, dill, and onion. Then I had the elbows and 1/2 cup of the cheese and mix well. I spray a casserole pan with olive oil (not the non stick spray but actual olive oil i have in a mister) You can add peas if you like, Then I sprinkle the remainder 1/2 cup of cheese on top, bake on 350 for about 40 minutes. You may have to add a little more sour cream and mayo if it's not creamy enough.

[Bulldogdad]

I make it the traditional way except that we make our own mushroom sauce. Fairly quick if you buy the presliced mushrooms.

I like to use panko or ritz crackers as the crust in place of tater chips.

I like to add frozen peas/carrots, sundried tomatos and grated romano cheese to filling and crust.

Oh I forgot to add since this thread got merged see my first post. The better the tuna the better the casserole. Its tuna so matter who much stuff you use to make it you cant get past the nasty tasting cheap tuna if you go that direction. Costco solid Albacore for me or Chicken of the Sea solid albacore if Costco brand is more expensive.

[Jrsygrl51]

Tuna casserole reminds me of home as a kid....love it as comfort food. I use rotini noodles, and use only white tuna in oil....mix in cream of mushroom soup with some milk (so its creamy) ADD ITALIAN BREAD CRUMBS, and top with american cheese. YUMMY

[Elle Oh Elle]

Coarse salt and ground pepper
3/4 pound tubetti or elbow macaroni
1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1/2 ounce Parmesan, grated (2 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced small
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 cups whole milk
2 cans (6 ounces each) solid light tuna packed in water, drained and flaked
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
Mushrooms (optional)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta two minutes less than package instructions (it will be undercooked). Drain. In a small bowl, toss together panko, Parmesan, and 2 teaspoons oil.

In pot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened, eight minutes. Add flour and whisk to coat onion with flour. Slowly whisk in broth, then milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened, about eight minutes. Stir in pasta, tuna, and peas and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Transfer tuna mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and top with panko mixture. Bake until sauce is bubbling and crust is golden for twenty minutes. Let cool for at least ten minutes before serving.

[Katsmeeyow]

This sounds good! Dang, I am out of Panko.

[lubby]

I have also substitiuted Plain non fat greek yogurt for the sour cream and my husband likes it better than the sour cream. This time I added bread crumbs on top before baking.

[tulips4you2]

What isle would I find Panko? I have never heard of it and cannot picture it in any food isles.

[JustJulia]

Where the bread crumbs are.

[DontH8Me]

Originally Posted by tulips4you2

What isle would I find Panko? I have never heard of it and cannot picture it in any food isles.

Originally Posted by JustJulia

Where the bread crumbs are.

In most of the supermarkets around here, they stock Panko with the Asian foods - where they stock the sriracha, soy sauces, teriyaki, soba noodles, tempura batter, wasabi, sesame oil, etc.