Saturday, February 23, 2008

#856 - Macaroni and Cheese Tuna Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 16oz. bag mixed frozen vegetables (broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)
1 - 14oz. box Kraft deluxe macaroni and cheese dinner
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup Italian dressing
1 - 12oz. can white albacore tuna (drained)
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Place a colander in your sink--dump the frozen vegetables from the bag into the colander--leave them there. Cook the macaroni dinner according to the package directions but don't add the cheese sauce. Pour the entire pot of cooked macaroni and its water over the top of the vegetables in the colander. Once drained, place the vegetables and macaroni back in the pot you cooked the macaroni in. Add the cheese sauce, milk, Italian dressing--mix well. Drain the tuna and flake it into the mixture, and add 1/2 cup of the shredded cheddar cheese--mix well. Spray a 2qt. casserole with Pam. Pour the entire macaroni/vegetable/cheese mixture into the casserole. Cover the casserole with foil. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover, sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese on top and return uncovered until cheese is melted.

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