Hearty Tuna Casserole

Description

This isn’t your Grandma’s tuna casserole, but it is sure to please everybody in the family.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups uncooked egg noodles
  • 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • ⅓ cup chopped green onions
  • ⅓ cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 small zucchini, sliced
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 tomato, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
  2. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Cook egg noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite
  3. 7 to 9 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
  4. Add tuna
  5. celery
  6. and green onions to the noodles. Stir in mayonnaise
  7. sour cream
  8. mustard
  9. thyme
  10. and salt until well combined.
  11. Spoon 1/2 of the noodle mixture into the prepared casserole dish
  12. then layer 1/2 of the zucchini slices over top. Repeat layers once more
  13. then sprinkle Monterey Jack cheese over the entire casserole.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly
  15. about 30 minutes.
  16. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chopped tomato before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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