Tuna Noodle Casserole With Cream Cheese No Canned Soup Recipes

TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• In a large pot of salted water, boil noodles until al dente. Drain well.
• In a medium saucepan, combine flour, butter, and salt. Stir until butter is melted and ingredients are combined evenly. Add milk, and whisk until the sauce thickens (usually it is at the proper consistency by the time it begins to boil). Add cheese to mixture, and whisk until cheese is melted and mixture is well blended. Stir in tuna, peas, and noodles. Spread evenly in prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

TUNA CASSEROLE FROM SCRATCH (NO CANNED SOUPS!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and butter a 9x13 baking dish. Set aside.
• Cook pasta in salted water according to directions.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet. Add the diced onions and celery; sauté until tender (about 3 minutes).
• Add the minced garlic; sauté until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
• Add the mushrooms, stir with the other veggies, then allow to cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring only occasionally (about 10 minutes).
• Add the flour (1/4 cup), stir to coat, and gradually add the milk (1 cup) and broth (1 cup). Heat over medium-high heat until thickened, stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, melt remaining tablespoon of butter. Mix with breadcrumbs (1/2 cup).
• Add the cooked, drained pasta and tuna to the mixture. Spread mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture on top. Top with the shredded cheese (1 cup).
• Bake for about 20 minutes, or until browned and bubbly.

CREAMY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Mix cream cheese, 2 Tbsp. milk and garlic powder until blended. Combine noodles, tuna, peas, mushrooms and remaining milk in large bowl. Add cream cheese mixture; mix lightly. Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; cover.
• Bake 20 min. Meanwhile, mix cracker crumbs, Parmesan and butter until blended.
• Stir noodle mixture; top with crumbs. Bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until crumb topping is golden brown.

CAMPBELL'S® TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Stir soup, milk, peas, tuna and noodles in 3-quart casserole.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes or until hot. Stir.
• Mix bread crumbs with butter in bowl and sprinkle over tuna mixture. Bake for 5 minutes more.

NO-SOUP TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C. Cook the noodles in boiling salted water following package directions until al dente.
• Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water to stop the noodles from cooking further. Reserve.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the sliced mushrooms and sauté until golden brown and tender.
• Add the flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Gradually add the milk and continue to cook, stirring, until the sauce has thickened.
• Stir in the mayonnaise, frozen peas, drained tuna, and drained pimientos. Bring to a simmer and continue cooking, stirring, for 1 minute longer.
• Combine the sauce mixture with the noodles and stir to blend ingredients thoroughly.
• Lightly butter a 2-quart baking dish or spray with cooking spray.
• Turn the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, make the topping by combining the breadcrumbs with the melted butter.
• Sprinkle the buttered breadcrumbs over the casserole.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the casserole is bubbly and the topping is browned. Serve and enjoy.

CREAMY TUNA-NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook noodles according to package directions for al dente, adding peas during the last minute of cooking; drain., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine soup, sour cream, cheese, milk and salt; stir in tuna, onion and pepper. Add noodles and peas; toss to combine., Transfer to an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, toss bread crumbs with melted butter; sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.

NO CAN OF CREAM-OF-ANYTHING TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions. Cook firm, not soft. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and celery and saute until translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour over sauteed vegetables. Stir well, Cook, stirring frequently, over medium-low heat for two minutes, until flour looses "powdery" taste. Do not brown.
• Slowly, a 1/4 cup or so at a time, add milk, stirring well after each addition. Add cumin, celery seed, mustard, salt and pepper (there--you've made cream of onion/celery soup).
• Add peas. Cook until peas and soup are heated through.
• Remove from heat, add tuna and 1 cup of the cheese.
• If your pot is big enough, add the noodles. Otherwise, transfer soup and noodles to a large bowl and mix well.
• Transfer all to greased 10 x 14" casserole dish.
• Cover with foil and bake at 325 for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine bread crumbs with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese.
• Romove casserole from oven. Uncover and top casserole with bread crumb/cheese mixture.
• Return to oven and bake uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes more.

TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• NOODLES: Cook the egg noodles in salted water until barely al dente, about 2 minutes less than packaging instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, drain, rinse until cold and set aside.
• PANKO: Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat in a nonstick skillet. Add panko and stir to coat. Continue cooking until crumbs become golden brown. Transfer to a plate; set aside.
• CASSEROLE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• SAUCE: Melt butter with olive oil in a very large skillet or Dutch over medium heat (something that can fit all ingredients). Whisk in flour then cook, while stirring for 2 minutes. Turn heat to low then gradually whisk in milk and 1 ½ cups chicken broth. Whisk cornstarch with remaining chicken broth and add to skillet followed by Dijon, Worcestershire sauce, chicken bouillon and all spices/seasonings.
• Bring sauce to a boil, whisking constantly then reduce heat to a simmer, whisking often until thickened. Remove from heat and whisk in 1 cup cheddar until melted followed by Gruyere cheese until melted. Whisk in sour cream until blended.
• COMBINE: Add the tuna and peas and stir to combine. Stir in the noodles until evenly combined. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water IF the sauce has become too thick. Transfer to prepared baking dish and top with remaining 1 cup cheddar cheese followed by panko.
• BAKE: Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, uncover and bake an addition 10-15 minutes or until hot and bubbly and cheese is melted; serve piping hot. Season with freshly cracked salt and pepper to taste (I like more salt).

TUNA CASSEROLE EDITED, WITHOUT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees C).
• Butter a medium baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add egg noodles, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-low heat.
• Stir in the onion, celery, and garlic, and cook 5 minutes, until tender.
• Increase heat to medium-high, and mix in mushrooms.
• Continue to cook and stir 5 minutes, or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan; whisk in flour until smooth.
• Gradually whisk in milk, and continue cooking 5 minutes, until sauce is smooth and slightly thickened.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in tuna, peas, mushroom mixture, and cooked noodles. Transfer to the baking dish.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl, mix with bread crumbs, and sprinkle over the casserole.
• Top with shredded cheddar cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven or until bubbly and lightly browned.

EASY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Spray a 2 1/2- to 3-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Combine the noodles, soup, peas, cheese, tuna, and milk. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper. Spoon into the prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, toss the breadcrumbs with the melted butter and sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until hot and bubbly and the breadcrumbs are browned.
• Serve and enjoy.