COLORFUL TUNA CASSEROLE

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This casserole is anything but plain. Green peppers and pimientos add a pop of color-and flavor-to this cheesy, creamy tuna casserole.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 50m

Yield Makes 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, divided
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup milk
1/2 lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA, cut up
1 can (6 oz.) tuna, drained, flaked
2 cups (4 oz.) noodles, cooked, drained
2 Tbsp. chopped pimento
1-1/2 cups fresh bread cubes

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook and stir onion and green pepper in 1 Tbsp. of the butter in large saucepan on medium heat until crisp-tender; remove from saucepan. Set aside. Mix soup and milk in same saucepan; cook on low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally. Add VELVEETA; cook until melted. stirring frequenty. Add onion mixture, tuna, noodles and pimiento; mix lightly.
Spoon into greased 1-1/2-quart casserole dish. Melt remaining 3 Tbsp. butter; toss with bread cubes. Sprinkle over casserole.
Bake 30 minutes or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 370, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 1140 mg, Carbohydrate 29 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 6 g, Protein 16 g