One of my favorite low-cost recipes is tuna casserole. It’s just a little different every time I make it. The main ingredients are tuna, canned soup, and cheese. It’s the additions that make it interesting. If I want a crunch when I eat, I’ll add pickles or celery, depending what’s in the fridge. Sometimes I add mustard or hot sauce.
This was the first recipe I made with Matt. Matt and I didn’t spend a lot of time together in the kitchen when he was growing up. We’re making up for it now.
Matt has taken this recipe home and made it his own. He adds kimchee when it’s available.
Tuna Casserole
Comfort food you can cook in the microwave or in the oven.
Equipment
- 1 medium-sized pot for cooking pasta
- 1 can opener
- 1 casserole dish
- 1 knife or cheese grater You really don't have to grate the cheese. Cutting it works just as well.
- 1 spoon You need to stir everything up.
- 1 cutting board or plate For the pickles and cheese
Ingredients
- 2 cans tuna Can be chunk or flake. Use tuna stored in water for fewer calories.
- 1 can creamed condensed soup I like cream of broccoli or cream of mushroom, but you can use any condensed soup.
- 2 cups cooked pasta I tend to use egg noodles, but you can use anything, really.
- 1 pickle I like garlic dill
- 1 squirt mustard You can use yellow mustard or one of those fancy mustards you bought at the farmer's market.
- 1 cup cheese I like montery jack or mozzerella, but any cheese will do.
Instructions
- Cook pasta accordng to package instructions
- Open cans of tuna and scoop into casserole dish
- Open can of soup and scoop into casserole dish
- Drain cooked pasta and add to casserole dish
- Stir everything together with big spoon
- Grate cheese if you so desire. You can also cut it up into smallish pieces.
- Add most of the cheese to the casserole dish and stir it up. You'll want to leave some for the top of the casserole.
- Cut pickle (if using) into small pieces.
- Add pickle to casserole dish and stir.
- Add enough cheese to top of casserole to make it look yummy when the cheese is melted.
