Tuna noodle love

[trixieskips]

Last week, my favorite drag queen on her podcast mentioned tuna noodle casserole, that oh-so-Midwestern hotdish of pasta, cream of mushroom soup, peas, a tin of tuna, and crumbled potato chips on top. My mother made this rather often when I was wee and I've been thinking of it all weekend, imagining a happy little casserole coming out of my oven,

Comments

[paeanist]

i am in love with your piggy bowl.

[trixieskips]

Thanks! I use it more often than a standard Pyrex pan. Makes everything fun (and the snout and tail make it easy to pull from over or refrigerator).

[acornx]

Cream of celery too!

[trixieskips]

Lhe pan is from Sur la Table. It's loads of fun!

[twotrees]

Looks yummy lovely. could you give me proportions and ingredients, i. e. a recipe? I would love to try to make this myself. Beautiful photo.

[trixieskips]

Sure. This is pretty approximate, but I just did it to my preferences.

Curry tuna noodle casserole
About 4 c. mixed veggies (whatever you like), fresh or frozen
1 small tin tuna, drained
1 c. pasta spirals, boiled until almost tender
1 Tb. garlic, crushed or chopped
1 can fat-free cream of mushroom soup
1/2-can lowfat milk (measured from soup can)
1-2 Tb. grocery store curry powder
1-2 Tb. garam masala (adjust curry & this to taste)
1 tea. ground red pepper (or to taste)

Topping:
3/4 cup grated lowfat mozzarella cheese
3 Tb. chopped fresh basil or other compatible herbs

Mix everything up in a big bowl and pop in 400-degree oven for 30 minutes. Pull out and stir at least twice and top with cheese and basil in the last minutes. Watch for the noodles getting brown--not good. You might top with aluminum foil.

Serves 4 or so.

[narsilion]

Looks woderful, and by the way, that pig pan is THE cutest thing I have ever seen. Where did you find it????

[tareopti]

That looks fantastic! Can we find out what's in it?!

[trixieskips]

See above :)