Old Fashioned Tuna Casserole

Submitted by pink cook

"This good recipe is from the 90's and I posted it as a request by Eileen. Enjoy it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 casserole
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 cups pasta, dried
• 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans tuna in vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1 3⁄4 cups evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Cook pasta as directed on package.
2. Drain tuna reserving the liquid, add lemon juice and refrigerate.
3. Meanwhile, melt the 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat and saute the onion and mushroom slices until soft.
4. Stir in the flour until blended and cook over low heat until bubbly (stirring constantly).
5. Stir in the evaporated milk and add the reserved tuna oil and cook stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
6. Stir in salt and pepper and adjust seasoning as needed.
7. Gently stir the tuna with the sauce and heat through.
8. Drained pasta and serve warm with the tuna and sauce mixture.
9. NOTE: Eileen said that she served it with rice instead of the pasta.

Reviews

[Kathy228]

This is so delicious. I added fresh rosemary to give it an adult flavor. I didn't serve the tuna OVER the noodles. Instead, I gently combined the tuna WITH the noodles and heated it through. This is an awesome tuna casserole. I made this when PK posted it in a recipe forum as a request. I'm glad it's posted here where I can find it easily.