How do I make a tuna noodle casserole without the soup?!
1 package (8 ounces) wide egg noodles
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 lb mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/3 chopped green pepper
1/3 cup coarsely chopped celery
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 cans (6 ounces each)tuna, drained
I cup crushed potato chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 2-quart casserole. in sauce pan cook noodles according to package directions until al dente.
In medium skillet melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, green pepper and celery. Saute about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour until smooth, cook, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Gradually add milk and chicken broth, stirring until smooth. Add salt and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In a large bowl combine noodles, sauce and tuna; toss well. Spooninto prepared casserole. Sprinkle top with crushed potato chips. Bake 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Makes 6 servings.
Answers: Tuna Noodle Casserole
1 package (8 ounces) wide egg noodles
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 lb mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/3 chopped green pepper
1/3 cup coarsely chopped celery
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 cans (6 ounces each)tuna, drained
I cup crushed potato chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 2-quart casserole. in sauce pan cook noodles according to package directions until al dente.
In medium skillet melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, green pepper and celery. Saute about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour until smooth, cook, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Gradually add milk and chicken broth, stirring until smooth. Add salt and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In a large bowl combine noodles, sauce and tuna; toss well. Spooninto prepared casserole. Sprinkle top with crushed potato chips. Bake 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Makes 6 servings.
You can use heavy cream and chicken stock.
milk and breadcrumbs
White sauce with a teaspoon of dijon mustard and a handful of grated cheese added.
*********TUNA AND CHEESE STUFFED MANICOTTI
8 manicotti shells
1/2 c. chopped onion
3 sm. carrots, sliced
1/2 c. chopped celery
1 beaten egg
1 (9 oz.) c. tuna, drained & flaked
1/4 c. cream style cottage cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning
SAUCE:
1 3/4 c. milk
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. shredded process Swiss cheese (2 oz.)
1/2 c. pitted ripe olives, sliced
Parsley sprigs (optional)
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain well. Meanwhile, in saucepan cook carrots, onion and celery in small amount of boiling water 8 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
To half the vegetables add the egg, tuna, cottage cheese, salt and lemon pepper seasoning. Spoon about 1/3 cup filling into each manicotti shell. Place in a 12 x 7 1/2 x 2 inch baking dish.
For Sauce: In saucepan blend milk into flour. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Stir in Swiss cheese until melted. Add remaining cooked vegetables and the olives. Pour sauce over pasta shells. Cover with foil. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with parsley, if desired. Serves 4.
*********TUNA & VEGETABLE CANNELLONI
green beans
tomatoes
2 small cans tuna fish in oil
12 dry cannelloni
tomato sauce
mayonnaise
Prepare home made tomato sauce with olive oil, onion and canned crushed tomato.
Boil the cannelloni in salty water. Boil in vapor the green beans.
In a bowl place the the beans, add the finely cut tomatoes and mix in Modena vinegar and extra virgin olive oil, add the oregano, salt and pepper, 1 finely cut boiled egg, and the 2 tuna fish cans. Add the mayonnaise and mix everything together.
Place the 12 boiled cannelloni on a board and cover them with the mix.
Roll them and place them on a oven-resistant metallic container. Cover the cannelloni with the tomato sauce and put the on the pre-heated oven, maximum temperature for 10 minutes. Serve.