Tuna casserole. Made with a simple from scratch sauce, egg noodles, tuna, peas and a crunchy Panko-Parmesan topping. I added mushrooms, garlic powder, and onion powder. It's the ultimate comfort food from my childhood.
I am all about easy dinners I can throw together with ingredients I already have in my kitchen.
I think one of my favorite things about winter is my love for comfort foods.
It was cheap, fed the family, fueled our bodies, and was a tasty dinner we all agreed on.
You can have Tuna casserole using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Tuna casserole
- It's 2 cans of tuna in water.
- Prepare of Salt and pepper.
- You need 1 can of peas.
- Prepare 1 stick of butter or 1/2 cup butter.
- Prepare 1 c of shredded cheddar jack.
- It's 2 of boxs any preferred mac and cheese.
- Prepare of Hot sauce*optional.
- You need 1/2 c of milk.
I am always looking to save a little money on dinner. But it does involve bacon and red peppers, so we'd call it a major upgrade.
Tuna casserole step by step
- Remove the cheese powder packets from the macaroni and set aside..
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and stir. Cook the noodles for 7-9 minutes. Add the peas during the last 2 minutes that the pasta cooks. Drain..
- Return the pasta and peas to the pan and add the butter, milk, cheese powder, Cheddar and tuna. Stir well..
- Serve and enjoy. I add salt and pepper and hot sauce to my bowl when making my plate..