Gourmet Tuna Casserole
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 large cans of albacore tuna (10 servings in total)6 oz of whole wheat wide egg noodles (3 servings)1 lb package of frozen peas6 onions, sliced wide to resemble noodles10 celery stalks, sliced12 oz sliced fresh mushrooms 1 C fresh parsley, chopped2 C skim milk3 T butter1/4 C flour4 oz sharp cheddar cheese, grated4 oz lite cream cheese8 garlic cloves6 T flax mealPepper to tasteSalt if needed
-Prepare noodles al dente.
-Cook peas in microwave just until thawed and drain off any liquid.
-Saute onions and celery and garlic cloves in a large sauce pan with a splash of olive oil, with lid on to steam while they saute. Cook until soft, but not carmalized.
-Pull garlic cloves out and set aside.
-Use same pan to saute mushrooms just to soften.
-Melt butter in a saucepan, sift in 1/4 C flour and whisk. Let cook for a minute or two on low.
-Heat skim milk in microwave for just a minute or two to get hot, but not boiling.
-Slowly pour milk into butter/flour mixture constantly whisking and stir until thickening.
-Mince or smash sauted garlic and add to sauce.
-Add ground pepper and 4 oz cream cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
-Drain tuna.
-Combine all ingredients except flax: Noodles, tuna, peas, onions, celery, mushrooms, parsley, and sauce and stir gently.
-Pour into oiled/sprayed 9 X 13 pan and sprinkle with flax meal.
-Bake at 350 until completely bubbly. May want to cover with foil for the first 20 - 30 minutes.
Makes 8 generous servings. Can reduce the calories/fat slightly by leaving out the cheddar cheese, but then add more salt.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BABSINATL.
-Cook peas in microwave just until thawed and drain off any liquid.
-Saute onions and celery and garlic cloves in a large sauce pan with a splash of olive oil, with lid on to steam while they saute. Cook until soft, but not carmalized.
-Pull garlic cloves out and set aside.
-Use same pan to saute mushrooms just to soften.
-Melt butter in a saucepan, sift in 1/4 C flour and whisk. Let cook for a minute or two on low.
-Heat skim milk in microwave for just a minute or two to get hot, but not boiling.
-Slowly pour milk into butter/flour mixture constantly whisking and stir until thickening.
-Mince or smash sauted garlic and add to sauce.
-Add ground pepper and 4 oz cream cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
-Drain tuna.
-Combine all ingredients except flax: Noodles, tuna, peas, onions, celery, mushrooms, parsley, and sauce and stir gently.
-Pour into oiled/sprayed 9 X 13 pan and sprinkle with flax meal.
-Bake at 350 until completely bubbly. May want to cover with foil for the first 20 - 30 minutes.
Makes 8 generous servings. Can reduce the calories/fat slightly by leaving out the cheddar cheese, but then add more salt.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BABSINATL.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 456.4
- Total Fat: 18.4 g
- Cholesterol: 90.2 mg
- Sodium: 574.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 41.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.8 g
- Protein: 34.1 g
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