Tuna casserole is a classic comfort food dish that is easy to make and loved by people of all ages. This versatile casserole can be made with a variety of ingredients, making it a great option for using up leftovers or pantry staples. From classic tuna casserole recipes to modern twists with ingredients like broccoli, sweetcorn, or even tater tots, there's a tuna casserole recipe out there for everyone. Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a hearty dish to feed a crowd, tuna casserole is a delicious and satisfying option. With its creamy sauce, flaky tuna, and crunchy topping, tuna casserole is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
Here are our top 15 tried and tested recipes!
QUICK AND EASY TUNA CASSEROLE
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and frozen peas. Cook until noodles are al dente, drain well. Return noodles and peas to the pot.
- Mix soup, tuna fish, onions, processed cheese and pepper into the pot. Stir constantly until all of the ingredients are well mixed and the cheese has melted. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 662.2 calories, Carbohydrate 71.8 g, Cholesterol 111.6 mg, Fat 24.2 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 38.4 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 1828.1 mg, Sugar 9.9 g
EASY CHEESY TUNA CASSEROLE
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon oil to the water to prevent sticking. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream of mushroom soup, mixed vegetables, canned tuna, and 1 cup of the cheddar cheese. Gently fold pasta into the soup mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour pasta and soup mixture into a 11x7 inch baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top.
- Bake in a preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1697.1 calories, Carbohydrate 190 g, Cholesterol 163.7 mg, Fat 67.7 g, Fiber 15.6 g, Protein 85.6 g, SaturatedFat 33.6 g, Sodium 2353.6 mg, Sugar 10.4 g
EASY MACARONI TUNA CASSEROLE
This dish is super easy. It is also a very hearty delicious bowl of comfort food. The guys in my house loved it. I loved this recipe but I used cream of mushroom soup and added the cheese into the casserole. I also melted butter and added bread crumbs to the top before baking, then sprinkle top lightly with dill seasoning. The resulting casserole was very creamy and flavorful.
Provided by Lorene Rohrbaugh
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.7 calories, Carbohydrate 31.4 g, Cholesterol 73.9 mg, Fat 26.9 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 18.1 g, SaturatedFat 15.5 g, Sodium 881.6 mg, Sugar 5.9 g
EASY CHEESY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain noodles and return to the pot. Pour olive oil and salt over the drained noodles; stir.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Put processed cheese food cubes into a large, microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes; pour over noodles and add tuna, peas, celery soup, mushroom soup, and black pepper. Stir to coat noodles completely; pour into a large casserole dish. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top of the noodle mixture to cover completely.
- Bake in preheated oven until Parmesan cheese just begins to brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 753.5 calories, Carbohydrate 80.4 g, Cholesterol 140.3 mg, Fat 28.6 g, Fiber 5.7 g, Protein 43.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 3490.7 mg, Sugar 8.1 g
EASY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, stirring constantly for about 1 minute. Remove from heat and gradually pour in milk, whisking constantly the entire time to avoid lumps from forming. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese. Add lemon juice, mustard powder, salt, and pepper and mix well.
- Drain fusilli and fold into the sauce. Mix in tuna. Pour mixture into an 8-inch casserole dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Top with remaining Cheddar cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and golden, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 613.2 calories, Carbohydrate 47.6 g, Cholesterol 101.5 mg, Fat 24.7 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 49.3 g, SaturatedFat 14.7 g, Sodium 498 mg, Sugar 8 g
QUICK AND EASY STOVE-TOP TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
This recipe is as easy as making a box of macaroni and cheese (almost), and it's a one dish comfort meal. I've been making this as long as I can remember, and don't think I ever had a recipe for it. When I made it this week, I looked to see if it was posted, and I could only find recipes with "cream of whatever" soup or sour cream, and most of them required baking in the oven. This recipe is creamy and delicious from the simple bechamel (white) sauce. This is a flexible recipe, too. I love to use a generous amount of a mixed pepper blend, freshly ground, for seasoning because I don't like bland food. I've also used lemon pepper seasoning, and/or freshly snipped chives and parsley. It's up to you to choose your favorite seasoning or herbs to go nicely with the tuna. Tuna noodle casserole is one of the most popular American casseroles, and is common is any region of the U.S.
Provided by PanNan
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook the egg noodles.
- During the last few minutes add the frozen peas to the simmering noodles; then drain.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk in the flour, and continue whisking for about 2 minutes or until the flour butter mixture starts to turn a beige color (a very light colored roux).
- Continue whisking and slowly add 1 of the cups of milk, incorporating the liquid as you whisk; then add the remaining 1 cup of milk.
- Let it come to a gentle boil, stirring regularly to keep from burning on the bottom of the pan as it thickens.
- When it's thick enough to coat a spoon and leave a strip behind where you ran your finger through the coating on the spoon, it's ready to add the drained tuna.
- Break up the solid tuna chunks with a fork and mix throughout the sauce.
- Add the salt, pepper, and any seasonings or herbs.
- Pour the tuna sauce over the noodles and peas, and serve.
MOM'S EASY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
This is a simple yet delicious casserole my Mom always made for us. It was my favorite and now it is one of my daughters.
Provided by chelgilm
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 55m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Combine noodles, tuna, peas, soups, milk and butter in a 1 quart casserole dish.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
EASY CREAMY NO BAKE TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
Tuna casserole was the first recipe I learned, but I didn't like the heavyness of 'cream of' soups. So I came up with this stove top version, with a milk based sauce its much lighter. Still creamy, delicious and full of flavor. Once you try it you won't go back.
Provided by Chef Shantal
Categories Toddler Friendly
Time 20m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Boil water for pasta, cook according to package. Add frozen peas & carrots in last 4 minutes of cooking.
- Heat 1 tbsp butter in skillet, add onion and celery, season with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Cook on low for 10 minutes, until soft.
- In sauce pan, heat 2 tbsp butter, 1tbsp flour, whisk, 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk. Add parmsean cheese, salt, pepper, white pepper, paprika, garlic powder, dried rosemary. Heat on low until thickened.
- Add tuna and lemon pepper, to onion and celery.
- Add tuna mixture to sauce, stir well. Toss with drained pasta and veggies.
- Add more cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1534, Fat 47.7, SaturatedFat 22.5, Cholesterol 349.3, Sodium 1736.5, Carbohydrate 182.2, Fiber 9.9, Sugar 5.7, Protein 91.7
KITTENCAL'S EASY TUNA OR CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE
This is a delicious casserole that can be made using either tuna or 1-1/2 cups or more of cooked cubed chicken or even cooked turkey --- for a thinner sauce use 1 cup of milk or half and half instead of 3/4 cup, prep time includes boiling the egg noodles, if you are not a garlic-lover then you may omit the garlic powder and to zing the flavor up even more add in 1-1/2 tablespoons of lemon juice
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Tuna
Time 45m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
- Cook the egg noodles in boiling salted water; drain then toss with 2 tablespoons butter.
- In a large saucepan, mix the undiluted mushroom soup, garlic powder, Parmesan cheese (if using) milk or half and half, sour cream, salt, pepper, chopped onion, pimiento, bell pepper and celery; cook over low heat, stirring frequently for 15 minutes.
- Add in the tuna or chicken; mix to combine.
- Combine the mixture with the cooked egg noodles.
- Transfer to prepared greased baking dish.
- Sprinkle top with the broken Ritz crackers.
- Bake for about 25 minutes.
EASY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE (LOW FAT)
A Fellow Weight Watcher friend gave this recipe to me. Absolutely wonderful and filling comfort food. The WHOLE PAN is 12 points. My 7 year old tried it and liked it, so that's saying a lot!
Provided by Bella Donna
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray 8x8 pan with non stick spray.
- In a bowl, mix tuna, noodles, onion, peas, soup and milk.
- Pour into pan. Make sure noodles are covered by sauce.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Cover & Bake for 1 hour.
SUPER FAST & EASY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
Make and share this Super Fast & Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Absolutely Bananas
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Fill a 4.5 quart pan about two-thirds full of water, add 1 tsp salt per quart of water, and bring to a rapid boil. Add noodles and boil until al dente.
- Meanwhile, open a 7 oz can of tuna, drain it, and break tuna into flakes. Mix with cream of mushroom soup and 1/2 cup milk.
- Open 10 oz package of frozen peas and empty into colander. When noodles are done, drain them through peas in colander to thaw peas.
- Combine everything.
- Turn heat to medium-low and warm until hot.
BECKY'S QUICK & EASY SPECIAL STOVE TOP TUNA CASSEROLE
A quick, easy one pan meal that won't heat up the kitchen on those hot summer days! Kid friendly, if you omit the capers and use the lemon juice option vs. the wine. We like ours topped with Parmesan cheese at the table. Hope you enjoy.
Provided by BecR2400
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 25m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook egg noodles in boiling salted water til al dente, drain.
- Return noodles to the pan. Stir in the soup, onion, peas, drained tuna, milk, wine or lemon juice, and the pepper.
- Heat over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly hot (about 5-10 minutes).
- Reduce heat to low and stir in the capers, cheese and the chopped eggs, if using. Continue to stir until cheese is melted and mixture is hot and bubbly.
- Serve topped with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
EASY TUNA CASSEROLE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a 9x13-inch baking dish, combine the macaroni, tuna, and soup. Mix well, and then top with cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 25 minutes, or until bubbly. Sprinkle with fried onions, and bake for another 5 minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 462.4 calories, Carbohydrate 37.1 g, Cholesterol 22.6 mg, Fat 28.5 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.7 g, Sodium 705.8 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
SO EASY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
Make and share this So Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Tuna
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Prepare noodles by following the package directions (make sure to season the water with a little salt); drain and set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add in the onion and stir/saute 2-3 minutes or until soft.
- Whisk in the mushroom soup, milk, and lemon juice.
- Season to taste with pepper; stir and cook about 4 minutes or until sauce is smooth, thickened slightly , and bubbling; remove pan from heat.
- Add the noodles, frozen peas, and tuna to the mushroom sauce; stir to combine.
- Tranfer mixture to a greased 2 quart casserole; smooth top with a rubber spatula.
- Scatter the potato chips evenly over the top.
- Bake in a 425° oven for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly and the potato chips turn golden brown.
EASY - PEASY CHEESY TUNA CASSEROLE
Everyone has a "tuna casserole" recipe. Everyones is slightly different. I tried to take all the best parts of everyone's I know, and put them all together! This is so easy to prepare, and if you use the "3 minute" cook noodles, it can be ready in about 30 minutes! Great for a busy family that is always on the go!
Provided by Lisa Gillstrom
Categories Casseroles
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Cook noodles to al dente per directions on box. Drain and put in medium mixing bowl. Add all other ingredients, and mix until evenly blended.
- 2. Pour into 2 quart lightly greased casserole dish. Melt butter and mix with corn flakes, spread evenly over top of casserole mix.
- 3. Bake at 350-375 for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown, bubbly and hot throughout.
Tips:
- For a flaky fish, use canned tuna packed in water and drained.
- For a creamier casserole, use canned tuna packed in oil.
- Add a variety of vegetables to the casserole, such as peas, carrots, celery, or corn.
- Use a combination of cheeses, such as cheddar, Parmesan, and mozzarella, for a flavorful casserole.
- Add a breadcrumb topping for a crunchy texture.
- Serve the casserole with a side of salad or bread.
Conclusion:
Tuna casserole is a quick, easy, and delicious meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. This casserole is also a great way to use up leftover tuna. With its simple ingredients and versatile flavor, this dish is a perfect weeknight dinner option.
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