Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole
This easy recipe for Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole uses delicious homemade ingredients instead of cream of soup from a can.
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Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 16 oz large sea shell pasta
- ½ stick butter
- 18 oz solid white albacore tuna in water, drained and broken up with a fork
Cheese Sauce
- ½ stick butter
- 1 C diced celery
- 1 C diced onion
- ¼ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ C chicken broth
- 2 ¼ C half & half
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 4 oz cream cheese, cubed
- 2 C grated sharp white cheddar
- 2 C grated Parmesan
- ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon mustard powder
- ¼ tsp each salt & pepper
Topping
- ½ stick butter, melted
- ½ C panko bread crumbs
Instructions
- Turn on oven broiler to preheat and grease large casserole dish.
- Add pasta to boiling water and cook until al dente- about 6-8 minutes. Drain pasta and return to warm pot with ½ stick butter. Set aside to let butter melt.
- While water is coming to a boil and pasta is cooking, shred cheeses.
- In large sauce pan over medium heat, melt ½ stick butter. Add celery, onion and garlic. Cook until translucent, stirring frequently. Turn heat down to low, whisk in broth and half & half. Whisk in beaten egg. Add cream cheese & whisk while melting.
- Add white cheddar & Parmesan cheeses to the cream cheese mixture one cup at a time, whisking until melted before adding the next cup. Add herbs and spices. Whisk until smooth. Remove from heat.
- Toss pasta in the butter that has been melting in its pot. When coated, add tuna and toss. Pour cheese sauce over tuna and pasta. Stir until all the pasta is coated. Spoon into large casserole dish.
- Top with bread crumbs. Pour melted ½ stick of butter over bread crumbs. Place under broiler just long enough to brown bread crumbs to a golden brown. Remove from oven and serve!