Oodles of Tuna Noodles!

Submitted by Stacey in BG!!!

"Lord, I hate peas. Lord, I hate cream of ++ soups! I love tuna casserole though. I really don't want to see the calorie count on this - but it''s got healthy stuff in it too! Let me know what you think! For the egg noodles, use the kind you'd get in the deli - farm made or reams frozen - hearty heavy noodles....and feel free to reduce the hot pepper if you'd like - or skip it altogether, I like stuff hot! It takes 2 pans and a 6 qt casserole - but I think it's worth the dishes!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 1min
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 12-16

ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna in water
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen spinach
• 1 medium onion, finely diced
• 1 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder
• 1 tablespoon mccormics grill mate seasoning
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 (6 ounce) can frenches French-fried onions

directions

1. Melt butter in medium saucepan. Add flour - whisk until smooth and light brown (approx 3 minutes). Add milk, stir constantly til it comes to a boil.
2. Add onion, frozen spinach, grillmates, and chili powder. Cook on low, stirring occasionally til spinich is thawed and incorporated.
3. At the same time, in large sauce pan, boil water and cook egg noodles - but only for approx 3/4 of the time on the package. Drain.
4. Drain and flake tuna.
5. Put noodles, tuna, spinach sauce and 1 and 1/2 cups cheese back in noodle pan - mix well.
6. Pour into greased or sprayed 6 qt casserole dish.
7. Top with fried onions - then with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
8. Bake at 350 til hot and bubbly - approx 1/2 hour.
9. Can be made ahead til toppings - freeze, thaw, top and bake.

Reviews

[mama smurf]

Very delicious. I had never made a tuna casserole like this but it really makes it a little different and tastier. I followed the directions pretty close except for the ancho chile power (didn't have any) and just used some regular chili powder and put a little minced garlic in with the onion which I sauteed first then added to the spinach mixture. Thank you for submitting your recipe. Made for SPRING PAC 2010.