Post you favorite tuna casserole recipe!

[mickeylove2]

My version is really yummy but I was informed that it is not tuna casserole and I was wondering what some really good recipes were so I can serve actual tuna casserole. Here's how I make mine- 1 box of Velveeta shells and cheese- cooked, throw in 1 can of tuna (sometimes 2) 1 cup of cooked peas, salt and pepper, mix it all together, place in a baking dish, cover with crushed whole wheat ritz crackers and bake on 350 for 20 minutes.

Now, post yours please! TIA

 

[disykat]

I use a can of cr of mush soup, 1/2 c sour cream, 1/2 c mayo, milk, 1 T lemon juice, pepper, and about a cup of grated cheese. Mix this with tuna and noodles (I prefer shells) and bake. Yum.

It's raining outside, I'm having a bad day, and I have all the stuff. I feel the need for some comfort food so I'll have some tonight - thanks for the idea!

 

[ilovejack02]

* 3 cups uncooked egg noodles
* 1 cup chopped celery
* 1/3 cup chopped onion
* 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
* 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
* 1 cup milk
* 1 (12 ounce) can tuna, drained and flaked
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise*
* 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimientos, drained
* 1/2 teaspoon salt


Hubby loves it. I sometimes use shrimp or crawfish instead of the tuna and add a teaspoon or two of crab boil to water while boiling egg noodles. I have cooked it that way several times for company and get rave reviews when I do . Of course you have to add hot sauce and tony's cajun seasoning too.

 

[JessicaR]

This is one of my most favorite comfort meals! My grandmother's recipe and it is delicious!

One lb elbow macaroni
1 small onion chopped
I cup mayonnaise
I tbs Dijon mustard
1 cup diced tomatoes
2 hard boiled eggs diced
1 large can tuna drained
2 tbs relish

Cook the pasta and run cool water over it and add all ingredients -

So so good

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

My version is really yummy but I was informed that it is not tuna casserole and I was wondering what some really good recipes were so I can serve actual tuna casserole. Here's how I make mine- 1 box of Velveeta shells and cheese- cooked, throw in 1 can of tuna (sometimes 2) 1 cup of cooked peas, salt and pepper, mix it all together, place in a baking dish, cover with crushed whole wheat ritz crackers and bake on 350 for 20 minutes.

Now, post yours please! TIA

That sounds like a tuna casserole to me.

I made a stove top version last week.

Stove Top Tuna & Noodle Casserole
bt Teri Hinrichs (RuralNorthwest.com)

2 5 oz cans tuna, drained
2 small cans cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup (I used 1)
1/2 soup can milk
1/2 soup can water
1 15 oz can peas and carrots (I used 1 can of each)
1 small onion, chopped
1 small can of mushrroms stem and pieces
2 Tbs. butter or margarine
1 small pkg egg noodles (I had 1/2 of a 1 lb. box of elbows and about a 1/4 of small shells on hand)
salt & pepper to taste

I also added about 1/4 cup of swiss cheese. I didn't have onion or mushrooms on hand, but I sprinkled Tastefully Simple's Onion Onion in to the soup mixture.

Directions:
In a colander drain tuna, peas and carrots, mushrooms, set aside. In a large pot melt butter or margarine and saute chopped onion until tender. Mix soup, milk and water together to make sauce. Add all ingredients except noodles and salt and pepper to the pot with the onion, heat to boiling and then turn down to simmer. Boil noodles in separate pot until just about done, and add to the other ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer anywhere from 30 minutes to all day, still often make sure it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.

I cooked the macaroni in one (larger) pot and the sauce in another. I stirred the veggies in with the noodles and then poured the sauce over the mixture, stirring in the cheese. Dinner was ready in lless than an hour.

 

[Christine]

Here's mine:

1 or 2 cans of tuna (lately I've been using one can of wild alaskan salmon to be healthier and get my omega 3's)

1 can cream of chicken and herb soup (this makes it taste far better than any of the other "cream of" soups--tried them all)

3/4 cup sour cream.

8 oz of milk.

1 cup of shredded cheese

5 or 6 mushrooms sliced and sauteed

1 cup of frozen peas, cooked in microwave before adding to casserole

1 pkg egg noodles


Boil noodles while assembling casserole ingredients. Preheat oven to 400.

Mix in a casserole dish the soup, milk, tuna until blended. Add in the cheese sour cream, mushrooms and peas. Finally add in noodles.

Top with any type of breadcrumbs (plain, seasoned or use panko). Put a few pats of butter on top and bake for about 30 minutes or until bubbly and nicely browned.

 

[Starbrite]

1 pkg Egg noodles
1 or 2 cans tuna
1-2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
1/2 soup can of milk
salt & pepper
celery & onion pieces
(sometimes peas)
a dab of butter on top

- bake til done.


Now I'm hungry for tuna

 

[shelly3girls]

Fry 1/2 small onion
add:
1 block cream cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/3 can of milk (soup can)
2 cans of tuna
1/2 bag cooked egg noodles
a couple sliced olives
sprinkle mozzarella cheese and crushed rice chex on top then bake

 

[NMAmy]

This is the only way I make tuna casserole anymore--it's from The Joy of Cooking and it is fabulous:

Tuna Noodle Casserole
Ingredients
4 TBSP unsalted butter
¾ cup thinly sliced mushrooms
¼ cup finely diced red or green bell peppers
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 ½ cups milk
¾ to 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
Two 6-ounce cans water-or oil-packed white tuna
2 cups cooked egg noodles (follow directions on package)
¼ cup minced fresh parsley
Salt and ground pepper to taste
½ cup dry unseasoned breadcrumbs or crushed corn flakes
2 TBSP unsalted butter, melted
Instructions


Position a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter a 1 ½ to 2 quart shallow baking dish.


Melt the 4 TBSP butter in a sauce pan over medium heat until fragrant and bubbly. Add to it the mushrooms, green or red bell pepper and the chopped onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and whisk in the milk.


Return the saucepan to the heat and cook, whisking, until the sauce comes to a boil and is thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, and whisk until melted.


Drain the tuna and put into a large bowl and break into flakes with a fork. Stir in the hot cheese sauce, then add the cooked egg noodles, minced fresh parsley and salt and ground black pepper to taste. Stir together well. Pour this mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle the the breadcrumbs or corn flakes mixed with the melted butter.

Bake until bubbly and browned on top, 25 to 35 minutes.

 

[Swimnoid]

Thanks a lot people! Now I need to go make a batch. I LOVE tuna casserole, DH HATES it, even the smell of it. So I usually make it when he is out of town or just for lunch for me. I guess he is going to come home to a fishy smelling kitchen today!

 

[Christine]

Thanks a lot people! Now I need to go make a batch. I LOVE tuna casserole, DH HATES it, even the smell of it. So I usually make it when he is out of town or just for lunch for me. I guess he is going to come home to a fishy smelling kitchen today!

Interesting. Mine has never smelled fishy. I do use the albacore tuna and I know the light has a stronger smell.

 

[Mermaid02]

Mine is the most simple of simple "recipes" my dd and I love it but the "men" in the family find it nauseating.... can't remember the last time I made it.

Cooked noodles
a can of solid white tuna in water- drained
a can or two of creamy mushroom (campbells only)
salt and pepper to taste.

mix together and eat.

If I'm feeling "fancy" I'll make bread crumbs for the top and actually bake it a bit in the oven- but usually we just mix and eat!

 

[moburg]

My version is really yummy but I was informed that it is not tuna casserole and I was wondering what some really good recipes were so I can serve actual tuna casserole. Here's how I make mine- 1 box of Velveeta shells and cheese- cooked, throw in 1 can of tuna (sometimes 2) 1 cup of cooked peas, salt and pepper, mix it all together, place in a baking dish, cover with crushed whole wheat ritz crackers and bake on 350 for 20 minutes.

Now, post yours please! TIA

Maybe they think the cheese disqualifies it?

Anyway,
1 can tuna
4 oz elbow noodles
1 can cream of mushroom/celery soup
Milk
Seasoned bread crumbs or crushed potato chips

Cook noodles for 6 minutes, drain
Drain tuna, crumble over noodles
Add soup and stir
Add milk for consistency
Top with bread crumbs or crushed potato chips
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes

 

[kaytieeldr]

Bag of egg noodle, cooked and drained
Two small or one large pouch tuna
Two cans cream of mushroom soup
12 ounce bag shredded cheddar cheese
Bag frozen chopped onions, thawed and drained

Stir everything together well. Bake at 350º for about an hour.

Recipe used to be a LOT more complicated, but I've gotten lazier as I age