Tuna Casserole

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Hi everyone, today's recipe is a delicious Tuna Casserole, it's perfect for Lent Season, really easy to make, budget friendly and super delicious! I hope you like it.

Serves 6
Ingredients:

• 12oz Pasta (I used Tri-color Penne but any small pasta will work great for this)
• 2 cans tuna in water.
• 1 cup chopped bell peppers (I used green and red, any color is great for this)
• 1 cup corn kernels
• 1/3 cup chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped mushrooms (I used baby Portobello)
• 1 cup Fresh Bread Crumbs
• 1 cup Heavy Cream or half and half
• 1 cup Milk
• 3 tablespoons all purpose Flour
• 2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• a dash of Tabasco Sauce
• a pinch of Nutmeg
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Cooking spray

Preheat the oven to 400ºF (200º C)

Under-cook the pasta for 3 minutes. If the package says to cook the pasta for 10 minutes, just cook it for 7 minutes instead. Drain and set aside until you are ready to use it.

Drain the tuna, set aside until ready to use.

In a large pan, on medium heat, heat up 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and cook the onion for about 2 minutes, or until soft and transparent. Then add in the bell peppers and continue to cook for 1 more minute. Add in the mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes or until they soften a little bit.

Once the mushrooms are done, add 1 more tablespoon of Extra virgin Olive Oil to the  pan and also add in 3 tablespoons of all purpose flour, stir everything together, and cook the flour for about 30 seconds, then add in the cream and the milk. Season with a pinch of nutmeg, salt, black pepper and Tabasco Sauce to taste. Stir together and continue to cook on medium heat for 5 more minutes or until it starts to boil and the sauce has thicken.

After 5 minutes or so, the sauce would begin to boil and it should be thicker. Turn off the heat,  add the corn kernels and the tuna to this creamy mixture, stir together, taste the flavor again and add any more salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce if needed.

Transfer to a baking dish,  smooth it out on an even layer, sprinkle the bread crumbs all over the pasta and bake at 400ºF for about 10-15 minutes or until the bread crumbs are nice and golden brown.

That's it. Enjoy!

Tuna Casserole

 Hi everyone! Today I'm bringing you another Pasta Dish!
I love pasta! I know it has lots of carbs, but hey, if you work out, and if you have a balance diet, you don't really have to worry about eating pasta once or twice a week, right? The key is BALANCE! Eat what you want with moderation!  And besides, now you can have Whole Wheat pasta instead of White pasta, right? The flavor will be the same! And this dish is super delicious and very easy to make, perfect for a late brunch or dinner!

Ingredients:

1/2 pack  fettuccine (whole pack if you really LOVE pasta)(white or whole wheat)
2 cans of Tuna in water
1 1/2 cups white mushrooms
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
1 cup milk
1 cup cream
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
salt and ground black pepper to taste
dash of Tabasco sauce
pinch of nutmeg
2 slices of fresh bread (to make fresh bread crumbs) or 1 cup of dry breadcrumbs

Cook the pasta as you would normally do. UNDER-COOK it for about 3 minutes. (if the package says cook it for 10 minutes, we will cook it for 7 minutes instead.) Drain and set aside.

In a blender, blend the bread to make fresh bread crumbs. Set aside.

In a large skillet heat up 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook the mushrooms for 3 minutes, or until brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Add more oil to the skillet (if needed) and cook the green onions for 1 minute. Stir in the flour and cook for one more minute, stir constantly until the flour gets the texture of crumbs, add the milk and stir until the flour crumbs disappear. Add the cream,  and season with a pinch of nutmeg, a dash of Tabasco sauce, and salt and black pepper to taste.

Remove for the heat and add the mushrooms back into the creamy sauce.
Drain the tuna and also add it to the sauce, stir well and taste for flavor, add more nutmeg, Tabasco, salt an pepper if needed.

Bring in the pasta and combine with the creamy sauce.
Transfer to a baking pan (spray the pan with cooking spray) and sprinkle the bread crumbs  all over the pasta. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes, or until the bread crumbs are brown.



Garnish with green onions and serve.

Enjoy!

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