gourmet tuna casserole
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This is different from the old cream soup and can peas recipe from yesteryear. This is also a great recipe to showcase your Pickled Watermelon Rinds! Our family of eight, loves this. So dig in! You can optionally add 1 cup of sharp cheddar, Lorraine cheese, or goat cheese. Free free to mix and match.
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(1 rating)
yield
8 -10
prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
Ingredients For gourmet tuna casserole
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3 cvegetables (red peppers, broccoli, green beans, snow peas, squash, carrots,asparagus, water chestnut, bamboo shoot, corn) use whatever you like
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2 1/2 cpastina
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3 ccream or whole milk
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1 cminced mushrooms
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3 cbeef broth
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1/2 clemon juice
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2 cantuna (drained)
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1/2 tspdill (optional to tuna saute)
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4 Tbspwatermelon rind pickles (chopped) *see recipe
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3 Tbspdijon mustard
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1/2 cmayonnaise
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1 tsppaprika
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salt and pepper to taste
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olive oil, extra virgin
How To Make gourmet tuna casserole
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1Make recipe ahead of time. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/fruit-sauce/pickled-watermelon-rinds.html
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2In a pot, put mushrooms, cream/milk, and beef broth cook covered on medium/low.
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3In a frying pan, put tuna, lemon juice, and olive oil. You can optionally add dill at this point too. Saute for about 3 min. Add vegetables. Cook for another 5 minutes.
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4In a mixing bowl, add tuna/veg mix, pickled watermelon rinds, mayonnaise, mustard, paprika. Stir well. Then add dry pastina.
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5Lastly, add cream mixture. Stir well.
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6Pour into a greased Pyrex dish (rectangular casserole dish). Bake at 350 for 30 mins or until pastina is soft. You should have a nice golden brown around the edges but still creamy in the center.
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7Remove from oven and crack sea salt and peppercorns over dish while still hot.
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