All Talk... Cheesy Tuna Casserole

I believe I have found a winner when it comes to a meal that my entire family likes! This is cause for much excitement and rejoicing.

Yesterday, after a failed attempt at grilled cheese rolls (I'll try it again and post the results), I announced to my children that today we would be having cheesy tuna casserole. The response I received from my food critic youngest son was "No not a casserole!".  No complaints about the casserole containing tuna (which is what I thought he would complain about). For some reason the idea that the food was called a casserole terrified him.

Today I created the cheesy tuna casserole. I didn't go to the store, so I kind of made due with what I had. It came out pretty well. I was happy with my improvisation creativity. It looked a little funny because I used rainbow pasta, but it was enjoyable.

(The affect of the rainbow pasta gave the casserole a nice green color)

 

This was a pretty simple recipe. It was also a very quick meal to make; which is important since today was my first teacher work day of the year and I was kind of tired.

 

Anyway my youngest son complained like crazy before eating the casserole, but then devoured it with great speed. I asked him if he liked it and I think that took him off guard. He looked at me with a  pained expression, told me "No", and continued to devour the casserole. Anyway, I'll be sharing the recipe below.

 

The recipe involved the following:

 

Ingredients:

• 3 cans of tuna
• 1 bag of pasta (it does not have to be rainbow unless you want your casserole to have a green ting)
• 1 cup of milk (hey look an actual measurement!)
• 1 can of cheese soup (cream of mushroom would also work and might give it a smoother consistency)
• 2 cups of medium cheddar cheese
• 1 bag of mixed cheese
• 1Tbsp. of garlic salt
• 1 Tbsp. of Onion powder

 

Steps:

1. Cook the pasta (if you don't know how to do this then follow the steps on the pasta bag, I am not going to explain it to you)
2. Strain the pasta
3. Mix the 2 cups of cheddar, 3 cans of tuna (drained), 1 cup of milk, the 1 can of soup, the garlic salt, the onion powder, and the pasta
4. Pour it into your casserole/bake dish
5. Top it with the 1 bag of mixed cheese
6. Cook at 400 F for 20 minutes
7. Let it cool and serve

 

I really enjoyed making this casserole and I'm glad my family enjoyed eating it. Tomorrow, I will most likely talk about my "worry-free" dog shampoo or my classroom. Not sure yet... hmmmm