Recipe
TONNINO TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
Rating: Easy
Serves: 4
Cooking time: 30 minutes
What you'll need
| Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Tonnino Garlic Tuna Fillets, drained, divided | 2 jars |
| 12-ounce package wide egg noodles, cooked and drained | 1 |
| butter | 2 tablespoons |
| room temperature cream cheese | 4 ounces |
| heavy cream | 1/2 cup |
| whole milk | 1/2 cup |
| garlic salt | 1/2 teaspoon |
| celery salt | 1/2 teaspoon |
| onion powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| white pepper | 1/2 teaspoon |
| shredded cheddar cheese | 1 cup |
| leeks, sliced thinly, white and tender green parts only | 2 cups |
| flour | 1/2 cup |
| season salt | 1/4 teaspoon |
| vegetable oil for frying | 1 cup |
| package fresh mozzarella | 1/8-ounce |
Instructions
Method
- Pre Heat oven to 350 F.
- Cook wide egg noodles to manufacturer’s instructions. Once the noodles are tender and drained, return them to the boiling pot. Add 2 tablespoons butter and stir hot noodles to coat and keep the noodles from sticking.
- Drain oil from Tonnino Garlic Tuna Filets. Discard oil.
- Flake tuna into large pieces. Divide tuna in half.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine cream cheese, cream, milk, garlic salt, celery salt, onion powder, white pepper, half the Tonnino Garlic Tuna, and cheddar cheese. Blend with a spatula or hand mixer to combine.
- Add the mixture to the noodles and stir until the noodles are coated and the mixer is well dispersed. If the noodles seem dry, add 1/4 cup milk
- Lightly butter a 12 1/4″ x 8 3/4″ x 2″ deep casserole dish. Pour noodle mixture into dish.
- Cut the mozzarella into large chunks. Dot the top of the noodle mixture with flaked tuna and mozzarella cheese.
- Cover the casserole with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- While to casserole is baking: Wash leeks very well in cold water, removing sand and debris. Slice leeks very thinly up to the tender green area of the leeks. Dark green leek leaves are very tough.
- Pour 1/2 cup flour into a shallow dish and stir in season salt. Add sliced leeks and toss them in the flour mixture, coating all sides.
- Heat oil in a medium sauce pan 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Shake off any excess flour and fry leeks in hot oil until lightly browned, about 2-3 minutes. Drain on a paper towel
- Right before serving the casserole, top with fried leeks.
- Enjoy!
Related Species
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin tuna are located around the world in warm tropical and subtropical waters, close to the surface of the ocean. The meat from the fish is pale pink in colour and mild tasting due to the lower fat stores in their body as a result of their location in warmer seas.
Find out more about Yellowfin Tuna
