Cable Car Tuna Casserole
By
Pam Ellingson
@wmnofoz
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This is an adoptee recipe. Larry (My Hubby) likes the old fashioned Tuna casserole once in a while, so I thought I would give this version a home in my recipe box. And there are a few different ingredients so I can tweak it some :)
Ingredients
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2 cegg noodles, cooked in salted water and drained
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1/4 tspthyme
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1/4 tspseasoned salt, ( i prefer johnny's)
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IF YOU LIKE YOUR TUNA CASSEROLE WITH STRONGER TUNA FLAVOR, USE CHUNK LIGHT TUNA, FOR MILDER, USE ALBACORE, EITHER ONE SHOULD BE WATER PACKED
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1- 2 can(s)6 oz tuna, drained and flaked (reserve the juice)
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1/2 can(s)cream of chicken soup (about 6 oz.)
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2/3 cmilk
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1/2 tspmild curry powder
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1/2 ccelery, chopped
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1/4 cgreen pepper, chopped
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1/3 cwater chestnuts, chopped
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3 Tbsponion, chopped
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1/4 cmayonnaise
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3/4 cfrozen peas
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3 to 4 ozgrated sharp cheddar cheese
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TOPPING
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3/4 ctriscuit crackers crushed ( i used rosemary and olive oil flavored)
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2 to 3 Tbspbutter, melted
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1/4 calmonds, sliced
How to Make Cable Car Tuna Casserole
- Preheat oven to 350°
Cook the noodles to al dente in salted water, then drain. In a 2-quart casserole sprayed with cooking spray, combine noodles, thyme and salt. Set aside. - Mix together the soup, milk, curry powder and 3-4 Tbsp. of the reserved juice in a medium saucepan and heat over med low, stirring until smooth.
- Add celery, green pepper, water chestnuts, onions, mayonnaise, peas and the cheese. Continue to stir until cheese is melted.
- Add flaked tuna and cooked noodles to the cheese sauce in the saucepan and mix gently but thoroughly. Return to the casserole.
- Crush the Triscuit crackers into small to medium sized crumbs. Melt butter in a small bowl and add crumbs stirring to coat. Top the casserole with crumbs and sprinkle with almond slices.
- Bake for about 25 minutes until hot and lightly browned.
