Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, tuna noodle casserole. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Tuna noodle casserole is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Tuna noodle casserole is something which I have loved my whole life.
The ingredients are simple - canned tuna, mushrooms, peas, noodles in a homemade creamy sauce (without canned soup) finished with toasted breadcrumbs. But most recipes include canned cream soup, which not everyone has in their pantry, or prefers to use. Tuna Noodle Casserole is a classic American dish.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have tuna noodle casserole using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Tuna noodle casserole:
- Get 12 oz pkg egg noodles
- Prepare 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 1 med diced white onion
- Make ready 2 stalks diced celery
- Take 3 cloves minced garlic
- Make ready 1-1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Make ready 8 oz sliced mushroom
- Take 5 Tbsp unsalted butter
- Take 1/3 Cup flour
- Take 3 Cups milk
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Take 1-1/2 Cup frozen peas
- Make ready 3 (5 oz) cans tuna, drained
- Get 1-1/2 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Get 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- Prepare 4 Tbsp bread crumbs
- Get Cooking spray
Tuna noodle casserole is a family favorite that is filled with noodles, vegetables and tender chunks of tuna fish. All baked together in one pan! The Best Tuna Casserole is SO easy to make! Made with a simple from scratch sauce, egg noodles, tuna, peas and a crunchy Panko-Parmesan topping.
Instructions to make Tuna noodle casserole:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Boil egg noodles in a large pot of salted water until al dente, about 8-10 mins. Drain.
- Put olive oil in a skillet over med heat. Stir in onion, celery, garlic & red pepper flake. Cook 5 mins.
- Turn to med-hi. Add mushrooms and cook additional 5 mins.
- In large saucepan, melt 5 Tblsp butter. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk and cook until thickened. Add salt and pepper.
- Stir peas, tuna, vegetable mixture with noodles in the large pot. Add milk mixture.
- Stir in cheese.
- Spray a large baking dish with cooking spray and transfer mixture from saucepan.
- In a small bowl, melt 2 Tblsp butter. Mix in bread crumbs until moistened. Sprinkle over top casserole.
- Bake approximately 20 minutes.
We Lightened up the Classic Tuna Noodle Casserole. Tomato paste adds a tangy counterpoint to the creamy, noodle-coating sauce, while Dijon mustard and lemon zest add zing. Tuna Noodle Casserole makes a great freezer food, either before or after it's been baked. Let frozen casserole defrost overnight in the fridge prior to baking so. Fold in the tuna, followed by the cooked egg noodles and shredded cheddar cheese.
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