Tuna Steaks With Creamy Shrimp Sauce

This is the best dinner I've ever made ! I got the recipe from another website....I know that's not sexy but, trust me the dish is. It taste like something out of a resturant. I doubled the sauce but, you don't have to. Also it seems like a lot of onions but, it all blends together nicley in the end. I hope you make it. You'll love it !

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup  Italian salad dressing
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  red pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon tarragon leaf
• 2  lbs tuna steaks (1 inch thick)
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1  cup  chopped green onion
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped bell pepper
• 1  cup cream cheese
• 1  cup half-and-half cream
• 1  cup  chopped  cooked shrimp
• 2  tablespoons  chopped parsley

Directions

1. Combine salad dressing, lemon juice, garlic powder, red pepper, and tarragon leaves in a 2-quart mixing bowl. Blend thoroughly. Add tuna steaks to the blended marinade sauce, coating each steak thoroughly with the sauce. Cover tuna steaks and refrigerate at least 2 hours or preferably overnight. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Remove tuna steaks from marinade sauce and place in 2-quart casserole dish. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, turning steaks once.
3. In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add chopped onions, green onions, and bell pepper. Saute until onions are clear. Add cream cheese and half & half. Stir over low heat until cream cheese melts and sauce thickens. Add chopped shrimp and parsley to sauce.
4. Blend thoroughly and cook sauce over low heat until tuna steaks are removed from oven. Remove steaks from oven. Drain liquids from casserole. Pour shrimp sauce over tuna steaks. Place steaks in oven and bake an additional 10 minutes.