Tuna Casserole Edited Without Soup Recipes

TUNA CASSEROLE EDITED, WITHOUT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees C).
• Butter a medium baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add egg noodles, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-low heat.
• Stir in the onion, celery, and garlic, and cook 5 minutes, until tender.
• Increase heat to medium-high, and mix in mushrooms.
• Continue to cook and stir 5 minutes, or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan; whisk in flour until smooth.
• Gradually whisk in milk, and continue cooking 5 minutes, until sauce is smooth and slightly thickened.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in tuna, peas, mushroom mixture, and cooked noodles. Transfer to the baking dish.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl, mix with bread crumbs, and sprinkle over the casserole.
• Top with shredded cheddar cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven or until bubbly and lightly browned.

NO-SOUP TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C. Cook the noodles in boiling salted water following package directions until al dente.
• Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water to stop the noodles from cooking further. Reserve.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the sliced mushrooms and sauté until golden brown and tender.
• Add the flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Gradually add the milk and continue to cook, stirring, until the sauce has thickened.
• Stir in the mayonnaise, frozen peas, drained tuna, and drained pimientos. Bring to a simmer and continue cooking, stirring, for 1 minute longer.
• Combine the sauce mixture with the noodles and stir to blend ingredients thoroughly.
• Lightly butter a 2-quart baking dish or spray with cooking spray.
• Turn the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, make the topping by combining the breadcrumbs with the melted butter.
• Sprinkle the buttered breadcrumbs over the casserole.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the casserole is bubbly and the topping is browned. Serve and enjoy.

NO CAN OF CREAM-OF-ANYTHING TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions. Cook firm, not soft. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and celery and saute until translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour over sauteed vegetables. Stir well, Cook, stirring frequently, over medium-low heat for two minutes, until flour looses "powdery" taste. Do not brown.
• Slowly, a 1/4 cup or so at a time, add milk, stirring well after each addition. Add cumin, celery seed, mustard, salt and pepper (there--you've made cream of onion/celery soup).
• Add peas. Cook until peas and soup are heated through.
• Remove from heat, add tuna and 1 cup of the cheese.
• If your pot is big enough, add the noodles. Otherwise, transfer soup and noodles to a large bowl and mix well.
• Transfer all to greased 10 x 14" casserole dish.
• Cover with foil and bake at 325 for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine bread crumbs with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese.
• Romove casserole from oven. Uncover and top casserole with bread crumb/cheese mixture.
• Return to oven and bake uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes more.

TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta 2 minutes less than package instructions (it will be undercooked). Drain. In a small bowl, toss together panko, Parmesan, and 2 teaspoons oil.
• In pot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened, 8 minutes. Add flour and whisk to coat onion with flour. Slowly whisk in broth, then milk.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened, about 8 minutes. Stir in pasta, tuna, and peas and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer tuna mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and top with panko mixture. Bake until sauce is bubbling and crust is golden, 17 to 20 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE WITH CREAM CHEESE (NO CANNED SOUP)

Steps:

• Sauté mushrooms, garlic, onion and green peppers in a frying pan. Put aside.
• Cook the noodles in salted water; drain.
• Melt butter in a large fry pan and blend in flour. Blend together.
• Add milk slowly, cooking and stirring constantly.
• When sauce is thick and smooth, blend in cream cheese.
• Then add cooked noodles.
• Add the whole can of tuna with water.
• Add peas.
• Add peppers, onion and mushrooms combination, the salt and pepper. Mix together.
• Pour into a large 9 x 12 greased baking dish.
• Top with sharp cheese.
• Then sprinkle French onions and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

TUNA CASSEROLE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch glass pie dish.
• In a mixing bowl, combine soup, tuna, and 1/4 of the potato chips. Mix thoroughly. Pour into the prepared pie dish. Cover the top with remaining potato chips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potato chips on top start to brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool before serving.