Best Bills Fabulous Tuna Noodle Casserole Recipes

TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the egg noodles and cook as the label directs for al dente. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes, until softened. Sprinkle the flour evenly over the mixture and stir so that the flour coats the onion and mushrooms thoroughly. Cook, stirring, until toasted, about 1 more minute. Add the milk and sherry and whisk to combine. Cook the sauce, whisking, until it's nice and thick, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir. Adjust the seasoning to make sure the sauce is adequately salted.
• Add the tuna to the sauce and stir, then stir in the bell pepper and 1 tablespoon of the parsley. Stir in the noodles until they're coated. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and transfer the noodle mixture to the dish.
• Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a bowl in the microwave; combine it with the panko and remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.
• Top the casserole with the panko mixture and bake until golden, 25 to 30 minutes.

BEST TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add egg noodles and 3 teaspoons salt to the boiling water; cook until tender yet firm to the bite, about 6 minutes. Drain noodles. Return to pot and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and onion and cook until mushrooms are softened and onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Add remaining butter; stir constantly until melted. Sprinkle flour over vegetable mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in milk and stock and bring to a simmer, stirring often. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
• Add sauce mixture to reserved noodles. Stir in 1 cup Cheddar cheese, peas, and tuna. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese over the top.
• Stir together bread crumbs, remaining 2 teaspoons oil, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and paprika in a small bowl. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture evenly over the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

BILL'S FABULOUS TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Saute onion and celery in butter over medium-low heat; cook until tender; add sherry, allow alcohol to burn off; set aside.
• Combine cooked drained noodles, condensed soup, and milk.
• Add cooked vegetables to noodles.
• Mixture should be juicy.
• Add more liquid (milk) if too dry.
• Mix in mushrooms, peas, tuna, garlic, paprika, and parmesan cheese.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spread mixture into a 1 1/2-2qt.
• casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees F.
• for 30 minutes, or until bubbly around the edges.
• Sprinkle enough fried onions over the top to cover it evenly (usually a small can or so, to taste); bake for 3-5 minutes more, or until onions brown nicely.
• Remove from oven and let rest 5-10 minutes before serving.

TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9-by-13 or other 3-quart casserole dish with butter.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package instructions until just al dente. (Do not overcook.) Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium Dutch oven or other heavy pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the celery and onion, season with salt and cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the capers and garlic and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and cook, stirring constantly, until no streaks of flour remain, about 1 minute, reducing the heat as necessary to keep from scorching. Add the stock, half-and-half, sherry, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally and scraping the bottom of the pan, until the sauce has thickened slightly, 5 to 7 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the tuna, peas and parsley, if using; season to taste.
• Add the cooked noodles and toss well. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and smooth into an even layer. Sprinkle the crushed potato chips on top and bake, uncovered, until hot and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Garnish with additional parsley, if using, and serve hot.