Tuna-Noodle Casserole

Submitted by Sharlene~W

"This came from a "Knudsens" cookbook, "Cooking or Compliments". An excellent tuna casserole."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups elbow macaroni or 2 cups salad macaroni
• 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1⁄8 teaspoon basil or 1/8 teaspoon tarragon
• 1⁄4 cup pimiento, chopped
• 2 (6 ounce) cans light chunk tuna in water, well drained

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter a 3 quart casserole.
3. Prepared butter breadcrumbs (melt 1 tablespoons butter in small skillet, stir in breadcrumbs and sauté until golden brown) Cook noodles or macaroni in lightly salted water according to package directions.
4. Drain.
5. Empty sour cream into a large bowl.
6. Fold in noodles or macaroni.
7. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan.
8. Stir in flour, salt and pepper; cook until bubbly.
9. Add soup and tarragon or basil.
10. Cook, stirring until mixture thickens.
11. Gradually add sauce to noodles and sour cream, folding continuously.
12. Fold in pimiento and tuna.
13. Pour into buttered casserole and sprinkle with buttered breadcrumbs.
14. Bake about 20 minutes until piping hot.

Reviews

[maryellen_46]

I made this recipe but replaced second can of tuna with 1/2 Cup shredded cheddar cheese and used 1 cup of bread crumbs lightly buttered for the topping. My family found it delicious. It will be my go to recipe for tuna noodle casserole. Delicious the second night as well.

 

[Dan in Raleigh, NC]

Sorry, followed recipe but this wasn't well received by family.

 

[whatsachef]

This was the best tuna noodle casserole we've had in a long time! I've made this several times since I first found it 8 months ago. The only changes we make is omitting the pimentos. Wisking the roux in with a dab of milk helps. Constantly wisking as you add in the liquid is my trick to keep it from clumping up. What a wonderful comfort food for a cold night. Thanks!

 

[wcramer06]

I wondered the same thing as another reviewer - which was what is there to thicken with a can of condensed soup (step 10) so what I did was to add about 3/4 of a cup of milk to the butter/flour/salt/pepper which quickened up thickly. I removed from heat and stirred in the undiluted soup (I used cream of celery), and about a half a cup of sour cream- instead of the full cup of sour cream called for. I also used peas instead of pimentos. A good, but not outstanding, tuna casserole.

 

[sgreenlund]

Loved it...but i deleted the pimentos, added peas, cheese, mushrooms and then potato chips to the top. was trying to recreate my father in laws recipe...came close. great comfort food