Best 8 Moms Tuna Casserole Recipes

THE BEST TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish and set aside.
• Cook noodles according to package directions, removing when al dente. Drain, and set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add celery, bell pepper, and onion and cook until onion is translucent, stirring frequently.
• Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Slowly add milk and cook, stirring constantly until thick and bubbly. Stir in Dijon mustard.
• Add tuna, peas, noodles, and cheddar cheese and fold into the sauce.
• Pour mixture into the prepared dish.
• Combine Panko, Parmesan cheese, smoked paprika parsley and melted butter in a small bowl and sprinkle over the top.
• Bake casserole for 25 to 30 minutes, uncovered, or until heated through and golden brown on top. Let stand for a few minutes before serving.

MOM'S BEST TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º Fahrenheit.

MOM'S TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to boil, and cook egg noodles for about 6 minutes. Drain. These will finish cooking in the oven.
• Spray a 1- 2 quart casserole dish or an 8x8 inch dish with cooking spray.
• Mix together soup, milk, tuna, peas, salt, and drained noodles.
• Pour into casserole dish and top with potato chips.
• Cook in a 350 degree F oven for 30 minutes.

MOM'S TUNA CASSEROLE CIRCA 1949

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, thoroughly mix noodles, onion, 1 cup cheese, peas, tuna, soup and mushrooms.
• Transfer to a 9" x 13" inch baking dish, and top with potato chip crumbs and remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, for 15 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is bubbly.

MOM'S TUNA CASSEROLE WITH RITZ® CRACKER TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Cook egg noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 9 minutes.
• At the same time, melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and bacon and cook until onion is tender and bacon is crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken stock, milk, mayonnaise, and soy sauce until combined. Remove from the heat and transfer sauce mixture to a large bowl.
• Drain pasta and add to the sauce mixture. Stir in Cheddar cheese, corn, celery, cashews, salt, and pepper. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish and spread crushed Ritz® crackers over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.

MOM'S EASY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

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.

MOM'S EASY TUNA CASSEROLE WITH RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread rice in the bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with oregano, salt, and pepper. Layer tuna over top, then diced onion.
• Drain tomato juice into a 2-cup liquid measure. Add enough water to reach 1 1/3 cups liquid. Layer 3/4 of the diced tomatoes over the onion, then pour the tomato juice-water mixture over top. Save remaining tomatoes.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir flour into milk in a liquid measure. Pour milk mixture into the skillet and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add hot pepper sauce and season with salt and pepper. Add cheese and stir until melted.
• Pour cheese sauce over the casserole. Garnish with extra tomatoes and paprika.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

LIGHTER THAN MOM'S TUNA-NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass baking dish with vegetable oil spray. Whisk wine and cornstarch in small bowl to blend. Whisk flour in heavy medium saucepan to remove any lumps. Gradually add milk to flour, whisking until smooth. Add broth and thyme and whisk over medium heat until liquid thickens and boils, about 4 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture and whisk until liquid boils and is smooth, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add Neufch‰tel cheese and whisk until melted. Stir in both cans of tuna with their liquid and frozen peas. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta. Return to pot.
• Add tuna mixture to pasta; stir to blend well. Transfer to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with potato chips. Bake until top is golden and sauce bubbles around edges of dish, about 25 minutes.