Are you a college student,newlywed, or just someone who needs some easy cooking tips and kitchen basics? Here's a quick and easy recipe for tuna casserole made from grocery list basics from your pantry, freezer, and fridge. If you're a Minnesotan like me, you probably grew up eating this, although you may have called it a tuna hot dish.
EASY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE RECIPE
- 1 box of macaroni and cheese mix (about 5.5 ounces)
- 4 Tablespoons of butter or margarine
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 can (about 6 ounces) tuna, drained
- 1 can (10.5 ounces) cream of mushroom soup
- 1 small bag mixed vegetables (about 10 ounces), thawed in refrigerator and drained
- 1 single serving bag potato chips, plain or barbecue
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- a few shakes of Tabasco sauce (optional)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare macaroni and cheese mix according to package directions, which includes the butter and milk. Add the drained tuna, cream of mushroom soup, drained vegetables, and spices, and mix well. Pour mixture into a 9 X 9 square baking pan or similarly sized casserole dish. With your hands, squeeze the bag of potato chips until the chips are completely crushed. Open the bag and sprinkle chips onto the mixture. Bake for 25 minutes. Serves 4-6.
Some tips. You can use whatever frozen veggies you like. Try spinach or peas. Leave the bag overnight in the refrigerator to thaw. if you don't have a thawed bag, put the frozen vegetables on a microwave safe plate and thaw them-- or just use a can of peas or spinach instead. You can make this recipe a little fancier by substituting French fried onions for the potato chips.
