Tuna Tomato Mac Cheese Recipes

TUNA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook 1 sliced shallot in 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until softened, 4 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons capers; cook 1 minute. Add one 14-ounce can cherry tomatoes; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes burst, 5 minutes. Smash with a spatula, then stir in one 7-ounce can Italian oil-packed tuna, breaking it into chunks. Toss with 12 ounces cooked spaghetti and 3 tablespoons olive oil, adding up to 3/4 cup pasta-cooking water to loosen the sauce; season with salt and pepper.

TUNA MELT MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil for the pasta. Salt the water and cook the pasta to less than al dente, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain and drizzle with a touch of oil to keep the pasta loose.
• In a large bowl, flake the tuna and add the herbs (reserving a tablespoon or 2 for breadcrumbs), onions, mustard, celery, lemon juice, EVOO and some salt and pepper. Add the pasta and combine well. Transfer to a baking dish or large casserole dish.
• In a medium saucepot, melt 4 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in the flour and cook 1 minute. Then whisk in the milk and season with salt and pepper, thicken to coat the back of a spoon. Stir in the Cheddar in a figure-eight motion. Pour the sauce evenly over the pasta and tuna. Gently combine with a spoon to settle the sauce. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal.
• Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in a small pan and add the breadcrumbs and reserved herbs, toss to evenly distribute the butter, remove from heat and transfer to airtight container.
• To prepare, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and bring the casserole to room temperature. Top the casserole with breadcrumbs and Parm cheese. Bake until golden and hot through.

EASY MACARONI TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and return macaroni to pot.
• Stir 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup milk, and powdered cheese from envelope into the cooked macaroni. Stir cream of mushroom soup, tuna, and 1/2 cup milk into the macaroni and cheese. Pour macaroni mixture into the prepared baking dish; top with Cheddar cheese and parsley.
• Mix bread crumbs, melted butter, and dill in a small bowl; sprinkle over Cheddar cheese layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bread crumb topping is lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

TUNA MAC AND CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Prepare macaroni and cheese according to package directions. Stir in the tuna, soup, milk, peas, mushrooms and half of the fried onions. , Place in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining fried onions; bake 5 minutes longer or until heated through.

CHEESY TUNA MAC

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. Stir in the milk, butter and contents of cheese packet. Add the soup, tuna, peas, onion and cheese sauce. , Spoon into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through.

TUNA MAC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Cook macaroni at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender, 7 to 8 minutes; drain.
• Return macaroni to the saucepan. Stir cheese sauce mixture from the packet, margarine, and milk into the macaroni until the margarine melts and the macaroni is evenly coated in sauce. Add tuna and mushrooms; stir. Pour macaroni mixture into a small casserole dish; top with bread crumbs.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot, about 30 minutes.

TUNA-&-TOMATO MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 450°F 2.Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water according to package directions. Drain and rinse. 3.Meanwhile, whisk flour and 2 tablespoons milk in a small bowl. Heat the remaining milk in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat until steaming. 4.Gradually whisk a few tablespoons of the hot milk into the milk-flour mixture, then whisk this mixture back into the skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce is smooth and slightly thickened, 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in Cheddar, pepper Jack, chile powder, salt and pepper. 5.Puree cottage cheese in a food processor or blender until very smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary. Stir into the sauce in the skillet. Add tuna and the pasta; stir well to coat with the sauce. Sprinkle drained tomatoes evenly over the top. 6.Bake until hot and bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Top with crumbled tortilla chips. Nutrition Per serving : 447 Calories; 11 g Fat; 6 g Sat; 3 g Mono; 38 mg Cholesterol; 55 g Carbohydrates; 34 g Protein; 5 g Fiber; 723 mg Sodium; 395 mg Potassium 3 Carbohydrate Serving Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 reduced-fat milk, 1/2 vegetable, 1 1/2 medium fat meat Tips & Notes •Make Ahead Tip: Prepare through Step 5 (transfer to a baking dish, if desired, before topping with tomatoes), cool, cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day. Bake at 450°F until hot and bubbling, about 35 minutes. • Notes: Ancho chile powder, made from dried poblano peppers, has a mild, sweet spicy flavor. Look for it in the spice section of well-stocked supermarkets. • Chunk light tuna, like all fish and shellfish, contains some mercury. According to the FDA and EPA, women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers and young children should limit their consumption to 12 ounces a week of fish with lower mercury, including canned "light" tuna. Consumption of albacore tuna (which is labeled "white") should be limited to no more than 6 ounces a week.

ONE-POT TUNA MAC

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package, adding peas to the boiling water for the last 3 min.
• Stir in tuna; cook on low heat 1 to 2 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

TUNA TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat.
• Heat a medium saucepan and add the olive oil, swirling to coat the pan. Saute the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the red pepper flakes. Add the tuna and stir, being careful not to break up the chunks too much.
• Stir in the tomatoes, season with salt and black pepper, bring to a boil, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes. Add the chopped herbs a few minutes before serving.
• While the sauce is simmering, cook the pasta, drain, and toss with the sauce. Top with a drizzle of olive oil and an extra sprinkle of red pepper flakes.

KIDS LOVE TUNA MAC

Steps:

• Begin by boiling water for mac and cheese.
• While that boils, sauté onions in butter.
• Once onions are cooked to medium/well, add can of tuna (which has been drained).
• Cook for a minute or two, stirring.
• Add canned chopped tomatoes, stir and let simmer on a very low setting for about 5 minutes while you finish mac and cheese. Do not overcook as you'll lose the moisture and you don't want that to happen. Cover pan if you like.
• Prepare mac and cheese according to box directions.
• Place completed macaroni & cheese along with tuna mixture into a bowl, add salt and pepper (if desired) and combine.
• Serve with veggies and sliced bread and butter.
• YUM! Makes a great lunch.

BAKED TUNA MACARONI

Steps:

• Pour macaroni into saucepan and add can of sweetcorn
• After heating through gently spoon half into a oven proof dish
• Drain tuna and flake over the top of this
• Add other 1/2 of macaroni and slice over tomatoes
• Grill until brown and bubbling

MAC & CHEESE TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Prepare Dinners in large saucepan as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, blend next 3 ingredients in blender until smooth; spoon 1/2 cup into 3-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray. Mix remaining tomato sauce with tuna, peas and red peppers.
• Add egg and 1/2 cup shredded cheese to Dinners; mix well. Spoon 1/3 of the Dinner mixture over tomato sauce in casserole; top with layers of half the tuna mixture and 1/2 cup of the remaining shredded cheese. Repeat layers. Cover with remaining Dinner mixture.
• Bake 30 min. Top with remaining shredded cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

TASTY TUNA MACARONI

Steps:

• Boil water for macaroni and begin cooking as directed on package (usually approximately 8 minutes.).
• Heat butter in small sauce pan.
• Add mushrooms, onion, parsley, basil, paprika, and red pepper to pan. Let cook for about 3 minutes (until onions are transparent).
• Add a dash of the liquid from the tuna to the pan. Drain the rest and add tuna to pan.
• Stir in about 2/3 of the can of tomatoes, the rest can either be mixed in or served on top.
• Lower heat and let simmer for a couple minutes.
• When the noodles are cooked, drain and return to pan.
• Mix the milk, cheese powder, and tuna mixture to the noodles.
• Serve with a scoop of tomatoes on top. (optional).