Tuna Tomato Mac Cheese Recipes

TUNA MAC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Cook macaroni at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender, 7 to 8 minutes; drain.
• Return macaroni to the saucepan. Stir cheese sauce mixture from the packet, margarine, and milk into the macaroni until the margarine melts and the macaroni is evenly coated in sauce. Add tuna and mushrooms; stir. Pour macaroni mixture into a small casserole dish; top with bread crumbs.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot, about 30 minutes.

EASY MACARONI TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and return macaroni to pot.
• Stir 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup milk, and powdered cheese from envelope into the cooked macaroni. Stir cream of mushroom soup, tuna, and 1/2 cup milk into the macaroni and cheese. Pour macaroni mixture into the prepared baking dish; top with Cheddar cheese and parsley.
• Mix bread crumbs, melted butter, and dill in a small bowl; sprinkle over Cheddar cheese layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bread crumb topping is lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

TUNA MELT MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil for the pasta. Salt the water and cook the pasta to less than al dente, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain and drizzle with a touch of oil to keep the pasta loose.
• In a large bowl, flake the tuna and add the herbs (reserving a tablespoon or 2 for breadcrumbs), onions, mustard, celery, lemon juice, EVOO and some salt and pepper. Add the pasta and combine well. Transfer to a baking dish or large casserole dish.
• In a medium saucepot, melt 4 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in the flour and cook 1 minute. Then whisk in the milk and season with salt and pepper, thicken to coat the back of a spoon. Stir in the Cheddar in a figure-eight motion. Pour the sauce evenly over the pasta and tuna. Gently combine with a spoon to settle the sauce. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal.
• Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in a small pan and add the breadcrumbs and reserved herbs, toss to evenly distribute the butter, remove from heat and transfer to airtight container.
• To prepare, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and bring the casserole to room temperature. Top the casserole with breadcrumbs and Parm cheese. Bake until golden and hot through.

KIDS LOVE TUNA MAC

Steps:

• Begin by boiling water for mac and cheese.
• While that boils, sauté onions in butter.
• Once onions are cooked to medium/well, add can of tuna (which has been drained).
• Cook for a minute or two, stirring.
• Add canned chopped tomatoes, stir and let simmer on a very low setting for about 5 minutes while you finish mac and cheese. Do not overcook as you'll lose the moisture and you don't want that to happen. Cover pan if you like.
• Prepare mac and cheese according to box directions.
• Place completed macaroni & cheese along with tuna mixture into a bowl, add salt and pepper (if desired) and combine.
• Serve with veggies and sliced bread and butter.
• YUM! Makes a great lunch.

TUNA MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook elbow macaroni in a medium saucepan according to package directions.
• Drain water; add the pasta back to the saucepan.
• Cube cheese melt (Velveeta), and add to the macaroni. Add milk. Over medium-low heat, stir constantly until the cheese is completely melted.
• Add butter, garlic salt and black pepper and stir until butter is melted.
• Add undrained tuna, and stir. Serve hot.

MACARONI CHEESE WITH TUNA

Steps:

• 1. Lightly grease a 2 litre ovenproof dish. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water until just tender. Drain well. 2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large saucepan and cook the onion over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute, or until pale and foaming. Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the milk. Return to the heat, stirring constantly until the sauce boils and thickens. Add the mustard, tuna and peas and cook, stirring, until thickened. Remove from the heat and add 150 g of the cheese. 3. Stir in the pasta, then spoon the mixture into the prepared dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and breadcrumbs. Cook under a hot grill for 2 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.

TUNA-&-TOMATO MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 450°F 2.Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water according to package directions. Drain and rinse. 3.Meanwhile, whisk flour and 2 tablespoons milk in a small bowl. Heat the remaining milk in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat until steaming. 4.Gradually whisk a few tablespoons of the hot milk into the milk-flour mixture, then whisk this mixture back into the skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce is smooth and slightly thickened, 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in Cheddar, pepper Jack, chile powder, salt and pepper. 5.Puree cottage cheese in a food processor or blender until very smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary. Stir into the sauce in the skillet. Add tuna and the pasta; stir well to coat with the sauce. Sprinkle drained tomatoes evenly over the top. 6.Bake until hot and bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Top with crumbled tortilla chips. Nutrition Per serving : 447 Calories; 11 g Fat; 6 g Sat; 3 g Mono; 38 mg Cholesterol; 55 g Carbohydrates; 34 g Protein; 5 g Fiber; 723 mg Sodium; 395 mg Potassium 3 Carbohydrate Serving Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 reduced-fat milk, 1/2 vegetable, 1 1/2 medium fat meat Tips & Notes •Make Ahead Tip: Prepare through Step 5 (transfer to a baking dish, if desired, before topping with tomatoes), cool, cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day. Bake at 450°F until hot and bubbling, about 35 minutes. • Notes: Ancho chile powder, made from dried poblano peppers, has a mild, sweet spicy flavor. Look for it in the spice section of well-stocked supermarkets. • Chunk light tuna, like all fish and shellfish, contains some mercury. According to the FDA and EPA, women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers and young children should limit their consumption to 12 ounces a week of fish with lower mercury, including canned "light" tuna. Consumption of albacore tuna (which is labeled "white") should be limited to no more than 6 ounces a week.

KRAFT DINNER MAC N CHEESEY TUNA CASSEROLE - SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS WAY

Steps:

• Boil the mac n cheese according to the box (7 to 8 minutes at a rapid, rolling boil).
• Drain the pasta.
• Add the 1/4 cup skim milk, stir.
• Add the 3 tsp's of margerine, stir.
• Add the packet of cheese mix that comes with the macaroni. Stir it in.
• Add the drained can of tuna, stir in. *if you want bigger chunks of tuna, just dump the can in and then stir. If you want it equally distributed, I suggest you flake the tuna with a fork in the can before adding it to the macaroni.
• Enjoy!

BAKED TUNA MACARONI

Steps:

• Pour macaroni into saucepan and add can of sweetcorn
• After heating through gently spoon half into a oven proof dish
• Drain tuna and flake over the top of this
• Add other 1/2 of macaroni and slice over tomatoes
• Grill until brown and bubbling