This combines my mother’s recipe for my favorite tuna casserole with a couple of my own modifications. No soups in cans for this one.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch casserole |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
- ¼ cup butter, or more to taste
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 slices bacon, diced
- 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained and flaked
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 cup frozen corn
- ½ cup chopped celery
- ½ cup chopped cashews
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 sleeve buttery round crackers (such as Ritz®), crushed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Cook egg noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 9 minutes.
- At the same time, melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and bacon and cook until onion is tender and bacon is crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken stock, milk, mayonnaise, and soy sauce until combined. Remove from the heat and transfer sauce mixture to a large bowl.
- Drain pasta and add to the sauce mixture. Stir in Cheddar cheese, corn, celery, cashews, salt, and pepper. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish and spread crushed Ritz® crackers over top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.
- You can use frozen peas in place of corn, if preferred.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 569 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 53 g |
| Cholesterol | 96 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 999 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 30 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this, it wasn’t bad but could be much better. One thing is that while this is called a Tuna casserole, the actual recipe directions don’t actually say when to add the tuna. So I was following the directions and then ended up adding it right at the end before I put it in the oven. Just make sure you grind up the ritz crackers up well, adds a nice touch.