Creamy Tuna Bowties Recipe 455

TUNA CASSEROLE WITH BOW TIES, MUSHROOMS AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350. Lightly coat the inside of a 2 ½ to 3 quart baking with vege spray.
• Bring a large of water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until barely tender (it will cook further in the oven). Drain well. Return the pasta to the cooking pot.
• Meanwhile heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bell pepper and cook stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and the scallions, and cook, stirring often, until the mushroom juices evaporate and the mushrooms are tender, about 6 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the flour and stir well. Stir in the milk and broth, and bring to a boil, stirring often.
• Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the tuna, ½ cup parmesan and the cayenne. Stir this into the pasta mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the pasta into the baking dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs and remaining ¼ cup parmesan. Bake until the sauce is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes, then serve hot.

HARD TIMES CREAMED TUNA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth and slowly stream milk into the mixture while whisking continually. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir tuna into the milk mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook until tuna is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Ladle tuna mixture over toasted bread to serve.

CREAMY TUNA BOWTIES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain in a colander. Return pasta to hot pan. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat, over low heat, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes until heated through.

CREAMY TUNA PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, heat milk, hot water, butter, uncooked pasta and sauce mix (from Tuna Helper box), carrots and tuna to boiling over high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in peas and mushrooms. Cover; simmer about 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat; let stand covered 5 minutes (sauce will thicken as it stands).

CREAMED TUNA ON TOAST

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, mix tuna and soup. Gradually stir in the milk. Cook 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
• Toast the bread. Pour equal amounts of the tuna mixture over each slice of toasted bread and season with salt and pepper to serve.

CREAMED TUNA ON TOAST

Steps:

• Thaw frozen peas in a collendar.
• Melt the margarine in a saucepan.
• Add the flour and blend.
• Add the milk, stirring constantly to prevent clumping and stir until creamy.
• Add the tuna, peas, salt and pepper and warm through.
• As the tuna is warming, toast bread.
• After toasted, cut in triangles and spoon tuna mixture over the toast.

CREAMY TUNA RICE

Steps:

• Pour water and milk into medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat.
• Add tuna, rice and parsley; mix well. Cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in VELVEETA until melted.