Creamed Tuna on Toast
By
Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950
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When I need to make a meal in a hurry and the cupboard looks bare, there is always a couple of cans of tuna. My husband loves this quick dinner. His mom made it with cream of whatever soup and when I made it for him the first time with a white sauce he went nuts for it.
Ingredients
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1/2 cbutter
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1/2 call purpose flour
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1/2 tspkosher salt
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1/4 tspfreshly ground black pepper
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4 cmilk
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2-3 smallcans tuna, drained
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1 cfrozen peas, thawed
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2-3 largehard boiled eggs (optional)
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1 smalljar pimentoes, diced (optional)
How to Make Creamed Tuna on Toast
- Melt butter over medium-low heat; blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook for about 2 minutes, or until smooth and bubbly. Gradually stir in milk while stirring constantly. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to bubble.
- Add drained tuna and thawed peas. Add diced hard boiled egg and pimentos if using.
Continue heating and stirring until hot. - Serve creamed tuna over toast, biscuits, or rice.
Creamed Tuna recipe makes approximately 6 cups.
