The whole family enjoys this. My siblings and I used to look forward to eating this on Fridays during Lent as children!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni
- 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 2 (7 ounce) cans tuna, drained
- 1 (8 ounce) container cottage cheese
- 1 onion, minced
- 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon salt (Optional)
- ½ cup bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish.
- Mix macaroni, tomato sauce, tuna, cottage cheese, onion, cream cheese, sour cream, and salt together in the prepared casserole dish. Stir bread crumbs and butter together in a bowl; spread over tuna mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is cooked through and bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 434 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 1120 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Needed a little more bake time then the recipe called for, but worked out great.
delicious!! very easy to make.. even my 2 year old loved it
I made this recipe just as listed. I wondered if I should sauté the onions first, but they are delightfully crisp and slightly crunchy when added raw. I was hesitant to try it because it sounds quite odd. I have made it for my family twice now and have gotten rave reviews both times. I usually leave off the bread crumbs on top, when a recipe calls for them. They are another nice “crunch factor” here though, so I’m glad I used them. The flavor is a nice creamy surprise and the tuna taste is very subtle. One family member said it is their favorite of the tuna casserole recipes that I have made.
This is one of the best tuna casserole recipes. I only had one can of tuna on hand but otherwise made it per instructions. Fast, easy, and a crowd pleaser.
The tuna taste in this casserole is less pronounced than in other tuna noodle casseroles. I’ll make it again.
I don’t normally eat tuna, I bought albacore and this actually turned out alright. Thanks
I thought it was good, but my hubby thought it was too fishy tasting. I think he just didn’t love the tuna, but he likes tuna fish salad.
Tasty! The only variation I made to this recipe was that I used onion salt in place of the onion and salt. I will definitely make this again.
Great recipe. I did have to use mozzarella cheese because I didn’t have cottage cheese. My kids and husband enjoyed it. Thanks.