Crackers –The cracker crumb is what we all fought over.If you don’t have a veggie stock you can use beef stock. Liquid – you want both veggie stock and heavy cream.I find the shallots impart a great onion flavor but in a mild way Seasonings –dried dill, nutmeg, salt and pepper.You could use white button mushrooms if you’re in a pinch Mushrooms – I prefer to use crimini or baby portabella mushrooms.Noodles – Mom went with what she had on hand which meant one day it would be made with wide egg noodles and the other with German Spaetzle noodles.Albacore Tuna – I prefer albacore tuna over the regular tuna.Because the sauce is from scratch you’ll need a few different seasonings. You really only need a few items and most are pantry staples. Ingredients needed to make this Classic Casserole It only takes a few minutes to make and makes a world of difference! The sauce base is honestly one of my favorite sauces. It’s a billion times better AND, honestly, once you make this, you’ll never buy that stuff again. Now I’m sure you’ve made the traditional recipe on the back of the soup can but seriously, try this. I mean both were 10 cans/packages for a buck. I swear for 2 semesters straight I lived on just those 2 things. It was cheap, filling and was good for you. It wasn’t until I was in college did I re-introduce tuna into my diet. Needless to say, I got sick of tuna pretty fast. There were Fridays when we’d have the cold tuna dish for lunch AND the hot tuna dish for dinner. Growing up in a Catholic household during Lent, Mom made 4 dishes – plain cheese pizza, grilled cheese, cold tuna casserole, and this dish, baked tuna noodle casserole (which is different than cold tuna casserole). Make sure to read the content as it contains chef tips, substitution options, and answers to FAQs to help you succeed the first time around!Ĭlassic Hot Tuna Noodle Casserole with Cracker Topping – Classic comfort food packed full of noodles, tuna, cheese, and a homemade sauce makes this the perfect casserole any night of the week! If you have any suggestions for food combinations in this casserole, please feel free to let me know in the comments! Thanks again for stopping by & have a blessed morning, day, or night.Find the recipe card at the end of the post. I hope that this recipe idea gave you another option for a quick and easy meal. Thank you, thank you, thank you for reading and visiting what mariel made. (A printable version is available at the end of this post!) quick fix: kraft mac ‘n cheese from a box (use any brand you’d like, or even better make your own mac ‘n cheese from scratch! i can assure you this dish will be exponentially tastier!) mixing in the cheese powder (ah, maybe not the most appetizing picture of mac ‘n cheese?) freshly made mac ‘n cheese simple tuna salad: one can of white tuna, couple tablespoons of plain greek yogurt, salt + pepper to taste (i used nature’s seasoning) finely diced miniature sweet bell peppers (i had red, orange, and yellow ones on hand) mixin’ in the tuna mixin’ in the peppers tablespoon of melted butter with several tablespoons of breadcrumbs (i used pre-seasoned italian breadcrumbs) thoroughly mixed topping casserole dish filled with the mac ‘n cheese + tuna + pepper mixture butter + breadcrumb mixture evenly distributed over top of the mac ‘n cheese fresh from the oven golden crust on top half-devoured casserole Okay, so without further ado, here is the recipe. If you have some left over broccoli on hand, throw that in the casserole. If you don’t like tuna, add chicken instead, or just leave the tuna out. It is a mac ’n cheese tuna casserole dish, but honestly you can really mix it up and take away or add anything you desire. This recipe incorporates two of the three things that I crave at night: cheese and pasta. So, I have included a super easy recipe that I will make sometimes for a quick dinner and then proceed to have for a midnight snack. Late at night, I am more of a savory-midnight-snack-type gal. Usually these cooking videos always make me crave one of three things: eggs (most of the time, poached eggs), cheese, or pasta. Lately after a long day right before bed, I tend to semi-torture myself by watching a plethora of Youtube videos all centered around one subject: food.
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