#3914 - Vinegar Tuna Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 6oz. pouch/can albacore tuna (drained and flaked)
1 - 7oz. can light tuna in water (well drained, then flaked)
1 TBSP olive oil
4 TBSP balsamic vinegar (or apple cider vinegar if you wish)
a dash of salt (if needed)
fresh ground black pepper (optional; your choice of amount)
1 celery rib (chopped)
1 hard boiled egg (chopped)

Refrigerate both types of tuna in their original packaging overnight. The next day, into a bowl flake the albacore tuna and light tuna. Add the olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, chopped celery and chopped eggs--stir to mix. Note: if you're not a vinegar fan, you won't like this recipe at all.

#2637 - Tuna Noodle Cracker Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 - 3oz. cans albacore tuna (well drained)
1 cup frozen peas and carrots
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup crushed Keebler Club crackers (buttery garlic flavor)
2 1/2 cups dry egg noodles
1 - 10.75oz. can Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
a dash of garlic powder

Cook egg noodles according to bag directions, adding peas and carrots during the last 2 minutes of cooking time--drain but do not rinse. In a bowl add mushroom soup, garlic powder and milk--stir to mix. Add noodle mixture and tuna to soup mixture--stir. Pour the mixture into a greased 2 qt. casserole dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, remove from oven, sprinkle the cracker crumbs over the top, return to oven and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until hot.

#2204 - Italian Tuna Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 envelope Good Seasons Italian dressing mix
1 1/2 cups Breakstone's sour cream
1 - 14oz. can albacore tuna (drained and flaked)
1 hard boiled egg (peeled and chopped)

In a bowl add dressing mix, sour cream, flaked tuna and chopped egg--stir until mixed. Refrigerate until cold. Serve with good quality crackers.

#1583 - Tuna and Cream Cheese Ball

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
1 - 6.5oz. can albacore tuna (drained)
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup dried onions
1/2 cup dried parsley

In a mixer add cream cheese--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--flake the tuna into the cream cheese--stir. Add 1/4 cup chopped nuts--stir. Add 1/4 cup of the dried onions and 1/4 cup of the parsley--stir. Use your hands to form the mixture into a ball. In a bowl add the remainder of the chopped nuts, dried onions and parsley--stir. Roll the cream cheese ball into the nut mixture until outside of the ball is coated. Refrigerate until cold. Serve with good quality crackers.

#1574 - Overnight Tuna Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups uncooked shell shaped pasta
1 - 10.75oz. can Campbell's cream of potato soup
1 can of milk (use empty soup can to measure)
1 TBSP dried parsley flakes
1 1/2 cups peas/carrot mix (canned or frozen/thawed)
1 - 6.5oz. can albacore tuna (drained and flaked)
3 slices buttered bread (cut into bite sized pieces)

Spray a 2qt. casserole dish with Pam. Spread raw pasta shells on the bottom of the greased casserole dish. In a bowl add potato soup, milk and parsley flakes--stir. Pour soup mixture over the shells. Cover and refrigerate overnight. The next day, uncover the casserole. Thaw peas and carrots if frozen. Spread peas and carrots on top of soup mixture. Flake the tuna on top of the peas and carrots. Use a large spoon to carefully stir the whole mixture. Spread the buttered bread pieces over the top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until hot.

#1375 - Macaroni and Tuna Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 8oz. box elbow macaroni (cooked and drained according to box directions)
1 or 2 - 6.5oz. cans white albacore tuna (drained and flaked)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 cup Hellmann's mayo
1 cup diced celery
1/3 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped pimentos
1 - 10.5oz. can Campbell's condensed cream of celery soup
1/2 cup milk
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 slices buttered bread

Cook and drain macaroni according to box directions--set aside. In a bowl add drained macaroni, tuna, salt, pepper, mayo, celery, onions, green peppers and pimentos--stir. In a saucepan over medium heat add celery soup and milk--stir and heat until hot. Add shredded cheese to the soup--stir and cook until cheese melts. Pour the soup mixture into the macaroni mixture--stir until mixed. Pour the whole mixture into a greased casserole dish. Cut the buttered bread into bite sized pieces and sprinkle them on top of the soup mixture. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until bread on top is browned.

#1374 - Tuna Biscuit Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/4 cup Parkay margarine
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 TBSP flour
1 - 29oz. can chopped tomatoes
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. white sugar
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 - 12.5oz. can white albacore tuna (drained and flaked)
2 - 8oz. cans Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits

In a skillet over medium heat add margarine, chopped onions and chopped green peppers--stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add flour--stir slowly until mixed. Add chopped tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt, white sugar and pepper--stir, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat--add drained and flaked tuna--stir. Pour whole mixture into a greased 2 1/2 quart casserole. Open biscuit cans--cut each biscuit into 3 pieces (pie shaped pieces)--place biscuit pieces all over the top of the tuna mixture (pointed side of each biscuit piece pointing up to the air). Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.

#1366 - Tomato Tuna Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 8oz. bag wide egg noodles
2 TBSP canola oil
1/2 cup chopped onion (more if you wish)
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 - 15oz. can Hunt's tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 - 7oz. cans white albacore tuna (drained and flaked)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Cook and drain noodles according to bag directions with 1 tsp. salt--drain and set aside. In a skillet over medium heat add canola oil, chopped onions and chopped green pepper--stir and cook until tender. Add tomato sauce, water, 1 tsp. salt, garlic powder and black pepper to the onion mixture--turn heat to simmer and stir--simmer for 10 minutes. Add noodles and tuna to the sauce--stir until mixed. Grease a 2 qt. casserole dish. Pour the whole mixture into the casserole dish. Bake (covered) at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot. Remove from oven, sprinkle cheese on top, return to oven uncovered and bake until cheese melts.

#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.

#561 - Tuna Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 - 6oz. cans Bumblebee solid white albacore tuna in water
3 hard boiled eggs
3 ribs of celery from a celery stalk (chopped)
2 heaping TBSP Hellman's light OR regular mayo (you may need to add more if too dry)

Hard boil the eggs--peel them. Open the tuna cans and drain off the water. Use a fork and flake the tuna into a large bowl. Add chopped celery. Chop and add the peeled hard boiled eggs. Add the mayo--stir everything until mixed. If it's too dry, add a little more mayo at a time and stir. Keep refrigerated.