Moms easy tuna melt casserole
By
sherry monfils
@smonfils
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It's a tuna melt w/out the bread, lol. Made into a casserole. One of my moms signature dishes. Comfort food at its best!
Ingredients
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6 ozelbow macaroni
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2 Tbspbutter
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2 Tbspflour
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1/2 tspslat
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1/4 tsppepper
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3 c1% milk
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2 cshredded swiss cheese, i used reduced-fat
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36 oz cans tuna, drained, flaked
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3 largetomatoes, cut into 1/4-thick slices.
How to Make Moms easy tuna melt casserole
- Heat oven to 400. Spray a 9" x 13" casserole dish w/ cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed, drain, return to pot.
- In saucepan, over low heat, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook 1 min, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in milk. Increase heat to med-high. Cook until thickened, stirring.
- Remove pan from heat. stir in 1-1/2 cup cheese until melted. Add cheese sauce to macaroni. Add tuna to macaroni mix. Stir well. Transfer to casserole dish. Place tomato slices on top of casserole. Sprinkle w/ remaining cheese. Cover w/ foil. Bake 20 mins. Remove foil, bake additional 10 mins.
