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Tuna Noodle Casserole
Tuna Noodle Casserole is a creamy and comforting classic American dinner full of noodles, a creamy mushroom sauce, tuna, and peas.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 5m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 55 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●whisk
- ●pot
- ●colander
- ●oven
- ●casserole dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Gather and prepare all ingredients.
2
Saute
3
Finely dice the onion and add it to a skillet with 1 Tbsp butter. Sauté the onion over medium heat until softened, ⏱️ 3-5 minutes.
butter (divided, $0.46)4 Tbsp
4
Soften
5
While the onion is cooking, slice the mushrooms. Add them to the skillet with the onion and ¼ tsp each of salt and pepper. Continue sautéing over medium heat until the mushrooms have softened, for about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Remove the mushrooms and onions from the skillet and set aside.
salt (divided, $0.04)1 tsp
6
Whisk
7
Add the flour and an additional 2 Tbsp butter to the skillet. Cook and whisk over medium heat as the butter melts. Continue whisking as the butter and flour bubbles and foams for about one minute.
butter (divided, $0.46)4 Tbsp
8
Simmer
9
Add the milk, broth, and cream cheese to the skillet. Whisk to combine with the butter and flour mixture. Continue cooking over medium. Whisk until the cream cheese has fully melted in and the sauce begins to simmer, at which point it will thicken, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Be patient during this step; it may take some time. ****
butter (divided, $0.46)4 Tbsp
10
Combine
11
Add the frozen peas and the cooked mushrooms and onions back to the sauce. Stir to combine and season with the remaining salt. Set the sauce aside.
salt (divided, $0.04)1 tsp
12
Boil
13
Begin to preheat the oven to 350ºF. Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the noodles. Once boiling, add the egg noodles and boil for about ⏱️ 7 minutes, or just until tender. Drain the noodles in a colander.
14
Melt
15
While the noodles are boiling, prepare the breadcrumb topping. Melt 1 Tbsp butter, then stir in the breadcrumbs and Parmesan.
butter (divided, $0.46)4 Tbspbreadcrumbs (25g, $0.04***)2 Tbsp
16
Combine the creamy mushroom sauce, cooked and drained noodles, and drained tuna.
17
Transfer the casserole mixture to a 9x9-inch (3-quart) casserole dish, then top with the breadcrumb topping.
18
Bake the casserole for about ⏱️ 25 minutes or until heated through and golden brown on top. Serve hot and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
435 kcal
fat Content
20 g
serving Size
1.3 cups
fiber Content
3 g
sodium Content
883 mg
protein Content
23 g
carbohydrate Content
42 g
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