Quick Tuna Casserole

Today one of my friends asked if I had any ideas for a quick casserole that she could make in fewer than 45 mins for dinner. Well I originally planned on posting one of my favorite casserole dishes that I was actually inspired to make from a recipe I saw in a magazine once. However I realized that I didn't exactly know the measurements for the dish as I have never measured the ingredients out yet.


So I decided to post a different recipe that is much easier to give directions on because it is seriously that simple! So for all of you tuna and cheese lovers out there here is a great tuna casserole recipe just for you! Enjoy!

Tuna Casserole

Ingredients:

1 large can of tuna in water, drained

1 small can of cream of mushroom soup

1/2 of a bag of Extra Wide Egg Noodles

1/2 of a small onion, chopped

1/2 of a large size Velveeta cheese block

2tbsp of Italian Seasonings

2tbsp of butter

Directions:

First thing you will need to do is put about 5-6 cups of water on to boil, to cook your noodles. Once the water begins to boil, place noodles in the water and boil according to the package. Next you will need to start your sauce while the noodles are boiling. You will want to place the cream of mushroom soup into a medium sized saucepan along with the onions, and about 1 cup of the water from the noodles. You will want to simmer this mixture until it begins to liquefy and all the chucks of cream of mushroom have become smooth. Next you will need to cube the Velveeta cheese into small chunks and gradually mix all of the Velveeta cubes into the cream of mushroom sauce until it is melted and smooth. Now you will need to mix the tuna into the sauce. By now the noodles should be done and you will need to drain them and then toss them in the butter and Italian seasonings. Once you have completed this you can stir the sauce into the noodles and let simmer an additional 5 mins and then serve.

Now there are of course variations to this recipe. I sometime like to add peas to the dish as a way to mix in a vegetable and get my son to eat them.

I have placed the casserole in a baking dish and topped it with Colby cheese and baked it till the top was bubbly and a little brown.

However you would like to try it go for it and see how you like it.