Creamy Tuna Noodle Casserole (TNT)
Creamy Tuna Noodle Casserole (TNT)
Author: Stephanie Manley @ CopyKat.com
This creamy tuna noodle casserole is the perfect dish to make when you want a home cooked meal.
Ingredients
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a white sauce in a medium size pot by adding 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of flour over medium heat. Whisk together the butter and flour together for about 1 minute or until the roux becomes fragrant like pie crust. Add about 1/3 cup of milk and whisk this together, the mixture will become thick.
When the sauce becomes thick add an additional cup 1/3 of milk, stir together until this becomes thick. Add the remaining milk stir until sauce is smooth. Add chopped onion, celery, drained tuna, and cream of mushroom soup. Add shredded cheese to sauce. Stir until the sauce is smooth. Reduce heat to low.
In a medium sized bowl combine noodles, and sauce. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. Combine melted butter and bread crumbs together. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the casserole. Heat casserole for 20 minutes in the oven before serving.
Gail's Notes: This is now our favorite tuna noodle casserole! I made this without any changes (believe it or not!) and it came out perfect! Definitely comfort food at it's best!
Author: Stephanie Manley @ CopyKat.com
This creamy tuna noodle casserole is the perfect dish to make when you want a home cooked meal.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
- 6 ounces canned tuna
- 1 cup noodles or pasta, cooked according to package directions
- 1/4 cup celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup shredded cheese, you can use American, Monterey Jack, or Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon butter for bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a white sauce in a medium size pot by adding 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of flour over medium heat. Whisk together the butter and flour together for about 1 minute or until the roux becomes fragrant like pie crust. Add about 1/3 cup of milk and whisk this together, the mixture will become thick.
When the sauce becomes thick add an additional cup 1/3 of milk, stir together until this becomes thick. Add the remaining milk stir until sauce is smooth. Add chopped onion, celery, drained tuna, and cream of mushroom soup. Add shredded cheese to sauce. Stir until the sauce is smooth. Reduce heat to low.
In a medium sized bowl combine noodles, and sauce. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. Combine melted butter and bread crumbs together. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the casserole. Heat casserole for 20 minutes in the oven before serving.
Gail's Notes: This is now our favorite tuna noodle casserole! I made this without any changes (believe it or not!) and it came out perfect! Definitely comfort food at it's best!
