Everyone loves to eat casserole. This special food can offer its lover a great and delicious taste that can make everyone’s tongue dances since the first time it touches the tongue. There are so many healthy casserole recipes available. Most of them are old recipe, but people can still find incredibly new casserole recipes that can offer not only the unique taste of casserole but also the healthy nutrition. Human body need the nutrition to keep all metabolisms and processes work in the right way and at the right time. At this time, this article will focus on making the tuna noodle casserole recipe.
Before making the casserole, there are several ingredients needed. The amount of each ingredients are aimed to make a tuna noodle casserole than can serve 6 peoples. Try to calibrate the amount if a larger portion of casserole is needed.
Tuna noodle casserole recipe nutrition facts:
Per serving:
Calories: 420
Fat: 17 g
Carbohydrate: 37 g
Protein: 11 g
Tuna noodle casserole recipe
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Published: December 2, 2012
- Yield: 6 Servings
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Ready In: 60 mins
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 8 ounce egg noodles uncooked
- 1/2 onion finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 8 ounces button mushrooms sliced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 0 Salt and pepper
- 6 ounces canned tuna drained and flaked
- 1 cup frozen pears thawed
- 3 tablespoons bread crumbs
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Prepare the oven and increase the temperature to 375 F.
- Take a medium baking dish and butter it with 1 tablespoon of butter.
- Put some water in a large pot and put enough salt to make it salted water.
- Take egg noodles and add it to the large pot of salted water.
- Cook them for about 10 minutes until al dente and then drain them.
- Take 1 tablespoon of butter and melt it in a skiller over medium – low temperature.
- Take 1 tablespoon of butter and melt it in a skiller over medium – low temperature.
- Take the onion, celery, and garlic. Stir and cook them for about 5 minutes.
- Increase the temperature to medium – high and put the mushrooms into it.
- Continue cooking and stir for about 5 more minutes until most liquid has evaporated.
- Take a medium saucepan and melt 4 tablespoons of butter in it. Whisk the butter in flour until they are smooth enough.
- Gradually mix them in milk and continue cooking for about 5 minutes until the sauce is smooth and slightly thickened.
- Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
- Take the tuna, peas, mushroom mixture, and cooked noodles. Stir them.
- Transfer the mixture to a baking dish.
- Take the remaining butter and put it into a small bowl, then melt it.
- Mix the melted butter with bread crumbs and sprinkle it over the casserole.
- Create the top layer with the cheese.
- Take the casserole into the oven and bake for about 25 minutes until it is bubbly and lightly browned.
- Skill Level: Advanced
