Tuna Noodle Casserole

I love TNC but we didn't have it much growing up since my dad HATES it. Who coudln't love this stuff? I have actually made this one twice in the last two months and my favorite part about it is that I don't need to defrost anything!!! I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and it is soooo good. It is amazingly similar to my Macaroni recipe so maybe I found that on allrecipes too...hmmm. I used to do that standard Tuna fish, noodles, cream of mushroom soup and some peas route but this is WAY better. Albeit a bit more work but totally worth it in the end.

Tuna Noodle Casserole


8 oz wide egg noodles
1 can tuna fish, drained
2 cups peas
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350
1. Prepare egg noodles as any pasta. Drain and let cool.
2. In a large sauce pan melt your butter over medium high heat and add your flour. Mix two together until smooth.
3. Add in your milk; whisking it to allow it to thicken-usually once mixture begins to boil it will be thick enough.
4. Add in cheese and whisk until melted and all ingredients are well combined.
5. Remove from heat and stir in the noodles, tuna and peas.
6. Spoon into a 2 qt casserole dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Top with additional cheese if you wish and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Oven Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Wow! Long time no post!! I am lucky to have enough time to post to one blog and so much has been happening at home lately that I put some good posts over on my 'life' blog instead :)

Anyhow, this is a recipe that I LOVE to make. It could be made as the main dish it is so hearty and filling. But, alas my husband needs some meat to call it a meal and this makes a perfect accompaniment. I don't make it in the summer too often but occasionally I will. I don't remember where I got the original recipe from (bad me!) but I know it is NOT mine and am not going to take credit for it. I read about it somewhere and then handwrote the recipe on a scrap of paper. I am now turning that scrap of paper into this post!

Oven Baked Macaroni and Cheese


1 8 oz box of pasta, cooked and drained (use whatever shape/style you like)
2 Tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of flour
2 cups of milk
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
1. prepare pasta as you normally would and set aside.
2. in a large saucepan combine the butter and flour over medium high heat until well combined. There should be no lumps of flour left at this point.
3. Pour in milk and cook until thickened. Stir occasionally.
4. Add your cheese and continuously stir until all melted. Your sauce she be thick and creamy now.
5. Remove from heat and stir in pasta.
6. Spread in your prepared baking pan and bake for 20 minutes.
You can top with bread crumbs or potato chip crumbs before baking but we prefer not to