Baby-Boomer Tuna Casserole

"I have had this recipe practically forever; I even remember my grandmother making it in the 1960s. Pure nostalgia."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cook macaroni in plenty of boiling salted water until just al dente; drain.
  • Combine tuna, onion, peas (you can also use a well-drained 10 ounce tin of baby peas), milk, pepper and the tin of cream of chicken soup in a large bowl.
  • Fold in cooked macaroni.
  • Pour into a lightly buttered six-cup casserole dish; sprinkle with paprika.
  • Bake 20 minutes.
  • Top with 1/2 cup crushed potato chips and return to oven for 10 more minutes.

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Reviews

  1. Really good! Loved the addition of the soup, made it lovely and creamy.I used small shell pasta instead of the macaroni, this will be a regular for us.
     
  2. This was yummy.I doubled the recipe,and my kids ate it all up.Even hubby who hates tuna cassserole went back for seconds.
     
  3. This was the exact recipe I was looking for. I loved it. Comfort Food. - Thanks!
     
  4. This was ok, but did no wow. For my preference, would double the tuna and maybe use cream of mushroom instead of chicken. Also-shredded cheese would be nice. The potato chip topping was nice.
     
  5. I'm relatively new to cooking and this is definitely a great find. I added some likely spices, substituted chicken and used the leftover peas/carrots from the other night and voila, an edible meal even my picky 7 yo will eat. Thanks so much. I think you've given us the perfect casserole base recipe.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I think this might be improved by adding some cheese to the sauce and using noodles instead of macaroni (the suggestions of my family of food critics).
     
  2. Really good! Loved the addition of the soup, made it lovely and creamy.I used small shell pasta instead of the macaroni, this will be a regular for us.
     

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