Quick and Easy Stove-Top Tuna Noodle Casserole

This was pretty simple to whip together. I cut the recipe in half and baked in an 8x8 dish at 350 for about 15-20 mins. I put a little layer of crushed chips on top. I skipped the peas and instead of salt and pepper I used Old Bay Seasoning and a dash of cayenne pepper. Very yummy! I think next time I make this I may add in some minced dill pickle or some dill relish.

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This was a great and easy recipe! Fast to fix, easy to adapt, and, best of all, my 5-year old daughter, who is a very picky eater, loved it so much that she ate it all up without I or my wife having to tell her to "eat her food"!!! The only changes I made were replacing the noodles with wheat penne pasta, adding 1/4 tsp of dried garlic, and 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese in the end. I didn't use pepper either, since my child doesn't like it. Thank you so much for a great-tasting recipe! Saulo

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I loved this recipe. I had great taste and it was easy to prepare. My kids enjoyed this too. I will make again, I really like the sauce for this.....yummy. Thank you for sharing with us.

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I always used to love the tuna noodle my Mom used to fix. But I've decided that I don't ever want to make any recipe that calls for a can of "Cream of Crap" soup. This recipe tasted just as good as Mom's without the crappy soup!! Loved it!! Cheap and easy, great for a weeknight. Thanks!!

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I just made this for tonight's dinner. I wanted to use up some leftover chicken, so I will admit I cheated and used that instead of tuna, but this is such a good basic recipe you could add lots of different "leftover" meats. I think it would taste good with ham too. I did cook some onion, green pepper and celery too before adding the flour and milk. I was inspired by your suggestion to spice it up, and also added little bits of leftover frozen veggies too!, red pepper flakes and a tad of parmesan cheese. This is a good solid recipe for lots of quick dinner ideas!

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Followed the recipe exactly, and added a good deal of spices (dill, parsley, salt, pepper, cayenne, garlic powder and some celery salt), then cooked it on the stove, transferred it to a casserole dish and topped it with some shredded cheese. Unfortunately, we also found it awfully bland. But by the time we made this discovery we had all already taken a bite out of our servings, so I came up with a quick fix, that made the dish EXTREMELY delicious (and the kiddos even asked for seconds - actually, my son begged for thirds). To each person's serving I added about a tablespoon of mayo and a good amount of fresh ground pepper. I know it sounds weird, and my kids sure made plenty of faces at the idea, but it turned this dish into something spectacular.

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Love this! My husband hates sour cream and mayo, which is usually a component of every other tuna casserole recipe I've ever found in the past so he absolutely loved this. My picky 2 yo son loved it as well. Thank you!

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This base recipe is my favorite for Tuna Noodle. What a great "What can I make tonight???" meal! I keep the peas separate and don't add all the seasonings, and my bland food loving children devour it. I use skim milk most of the time and it still turns out great, though not as creamy.

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This was very, very good. I know this was a "stove top" tuna casserole, but I put it in the oven anyway, but before I did I crushed up a few potato chips put in on top of the casserole and then I sprinkled it with some cheddar cheese. Mmmm... So good. Just like when I was a kid. I also liked this recipe b/c you make your own sauce and dont use a "cream of whatever" soup. Wonderful, delish, and easy!!

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This is not as good as baked tuna noodle, but it works in a pinch. One thing I did differently was to add the seasonings to the roux with the flour. I also added some sharp cheddar cheese to the sauce and I think these two changes enhanced the flavor.

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This is a good basic recipe that you can make your own with your favorite veggies, spices, etc. I added extra tuna, used mixed veggies, added onion. You have to use your imagination to add stuff though.

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Not bad but not great.

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Honestly, I'm really surprised this recipe was rated so highly. I thought that it was bland and boring. I am more than willing to put more work and ingredients into a more complicated recipe than have the ease and short cook time leading to the less than appetizing final product. I followed the recipe except I used Whole wheat egg noodles instead of regular. I won't make this again.

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This really was a delicious tuna noodle casserole without the bake. I added a half a minced red onion with the melted butter before I stirred in the flour, I also added about 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese to the sauce. I used half and half and water instead of milk, and used garlic powder, celery salt, and old bay seasoning because I didn't have any fresh herbs. Thanks so very much for posting, we'll be having this again on busy weekday nights. Oh I wanted to mention, it's better the next day too!

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I was so glad to see that this doesn't have a cream soup in it!My children have just started to like tuna so I cut back to just one can so that it would not be over-powering, and they thought this was good so that is a big compliment indeed! (They weren't too fond of the peas but that isn't a surprise) I really like the flexibility of this dish as I added cheese and spices that my family like and I can see alot of possibilities to change things up. The fact that I can do it all on the stove top is a bonus too since I don't wish to heat up the house during the summer. Thx a bunch PanNan!

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The bf liked this better than I did but I'm also not a huge fan of tuna. I added some garlic salt to the dish because it was a little bland.

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I made this dish for my fiancee, who had asked me to make him a TNC. I've never made this dish before, and am probably one of the few out there who didn't have it while growing up. So, when I tried it, I would have to say, it tasted like Tuna Noodle Casserole. My fiancee seemed to enjoy the dish, as well, so I'm pleased with that. I did make a few modifications -- using 1 cup of 1% milk (which broke a bit in the cooking) and 1 cup of buttermilk. I also added a teaspoon of two of worcestershire sauce, some garlic powder, and a few handfulls of shredded cheese, and sauteed mushrooms in lieu of peas. All-in-all it tasted good, and was fairly easy to prepare (definitely NOT as easy as a box o' mac 'n cheese -- but much healthier, which I like). I might try this one again with the modifications, and perhaps will throw it under the broiler for a bit to thicken it up. But, for a TNC first timer, I think it went pretty well.

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This hit the spot!! I was so hungry for tuna casserole. I used salt, pepper, and garlic powder as seasonings. I also stirred in a few chunks of Velveeta to make it really cheesy & creamy. I will make this again & again - so much easier than baking it!

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I was looking for something different to do with tuna and did not want a soup based one - then I came across this recipe which is the way I always made my tuna, so thanks for posting and jogging my memory! I had forgotten how nice it was. I also saute some mushrooms and capsicum and add mustard powder, which gives it a nice kick.

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I was looking for a recipe that didn't use canned soup - I never eat the stuff. This was really good, and it turned out to be pretty versatile. I made a few changes - replaced half the milk with buttermilk powder and water, added some broccoli and a bit of worcestershire sauce, and put some grated cheese and breadcrumbs on top before baking it in the oven for a bit. Yum.

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