Zesty Tuna Noodle Bake
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
1 casserole
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 8 ounces elbow macaroni
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup low-fat sour cream
- 1 -2 tablespoon hot sauce (preferably Frank's)
- 1 -2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 large stalk celery, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 3 (5 ounce) cans tuna in water, drained
- 1 1⁄2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, hot sauce and pepper.
- Add vegetables and tuna to sauce mixture.
- Cook macaroni until extra-firm, about 6 minutes. (Make sure your pasta water is well-seasoned and your casserole will not need any additional salt).
- Drain macaroni and mix with other ingredients.
- Pour into greased casserole dish and top with grated cheese.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, then turn heat to 400 until cheese reaches desired crispiness.
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My husband and I currently live in Orlando, FL and have a 5 year-old daughter and a 1 year-old son. We enjoy cooking at home, finding recipes to save money and time, and make cooking fun and delicious!
My husband is a restaurant manager, so after working with food all day, it is tricky to keep him interested in eating while he's at home. He also brings extra things home from work, (and usually in large quantities) so I am always trying to find ways to use up various ingredients in non-traditional and interesting ways.
I like to shop at the warehouse club, which means buying things in larger quantities for freezing, so any recipes that freeze well are at the top of my list.
I love to find new or unknown recipes and review them, rather than using the recipes that have hundreds of reviews already!
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