Tuna ideas for supper?

sarahd ↓

Mon, May 10 2010, 8:01 am

So supper tonight is going to be tuna, for lack of anything better. We are tired of tuna patties and my kids don't like my version of tuna casserole (which involves mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables.) What else can be made with tuna? Anyone with a casserole recipe involving noodles (but no milk or cheese)?

kalsee ↓

Mon, May 10 2010, 8:14 am

2 cans tuna
1 tsp garlic salt to taste
just a shake of salt
just a shake of pepper
1/2 cup of Italian bread crumbs
1/2 cup mixed peas and carrots
3/4 cup mayo
1/2 bag of cooked noodles

↑ sarahd ↓

Mon, May 10 2010, 11:01 am

Your Tuna-Rice Creole recipe looks good. I'll have to bookmark it for next time, since I already made kalsee's casserole. But it looks like something my family might actually eat.

Mimisinger ↓

Mon, May 10 2010, 11:10 am

kalsee wrote:

2 cans tuna
1 tsp garlic salt to taste
just a shake of salt
just a shake of pepper
1/2 cup of Italian bread crumbs
1/2 cup mixed peas and carrots
3/4 cup mayo
1/2 bag of cooked noodles

Sounds good - what size pan? What to cook at, for how long?

chanchy123 ↓

Mon, May 10 2010, 4:00 pm

Tuna spaghetti sauce.
saute veggies (onion, garlic, celery, carrot, peppers, whatever you like or happen to have around) in olive oil. Add the tuna, season with Italian spices and or herbs (whater you happen to have). Add some tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes. Bring to a boil and let simmer for about 15 minutes.
It's really good if you add cheese also.

Tuna noodle cassarole.
easiest is to take prepared package of noodles poor it into a pan, add 2 cups sour cream OR 2 cups cottage cheese OR 2 cups plain yogurt OR some roux (white sauce based on butter a bit of flour and milk - like you would use for maccaroni and cheese) 1 can tuna and that's it. I throw in an extra can of mushrooms sometimes or some frozen vegs. Season with salt pepper and maybe a bit of garlic.
You can top the cassarole with cheese or bread crumbs.

↑ sarahd ↓

Mon, May 10 2010, 4:02 pm

Thanks for all the suggestions. I made kalsee's casserole and it was really very good. Even my picky two year old ate his all up (he thought it was lasagne, but so what.)

Mimi - I baked mine in a round cheesecake pan, about 9" in diameter.

↑ kalsee ↓

Tue, May 11 2010, 2:39 am

Hi, sorry I was away couldn't answer the questions.

Bread crumbs- that's the recipe, I just use regular seasoned bread crumbs or even plain with added salt and paprika for color.

pan - around 8"x11" rectangle.

Bake covered for 20 -30 minutes, covered so it doesn't dry out.

If someone wants to put less mayo, they can subsitute some for an egg.

Glad you enjoyed!

shanie5 ↓

Tue, May 11 2010, 11:20 am

I do similar to kalsee, but its more a salad than a casserole.

I make a tossed salad, (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, peppers, and sour pickles)

add a can or 2 of tuna

hot pasta (usually elbows)

toss with mayo, salt and pepper.

served immediately is my favorite way, but its also good cold.

Cooked chicken can be substituted for the tuna

Meema2Kids

Tue, May 11 2010, 11:35 am

Plonis wrote:

I make white tuna sauce over spaghetti (Spice & Spirit cookbook) or tuna-stuffed potatoes.

We like the tuna-stuffed potatoes also (Spice & Spirit too). They make really good leftovers.

↑ Mimisinger

Tue, May 11 2010, 6:47 pm

kalsee wrote:

Thanks kalsee! It was delicious. I didn't get this message before I made so I didn't cover it, but we liked the crunchiness.

Also, I changed it slightly. I put in about 3x as much peas and carrots as you and instead of tuna, I made it with cans of salmon (that's what I had in my house) YUM! After baking it (I made it in the morning), when reheating it for dinner, I spread tomato sauce on top.

It was a HUGE hit, so thank you!

↑ kalsee

Wed, May 12 2010, 1:45 am

Mimisinger wrote:

kalsee wrote:

whoops!! After I read this I realized I made a mistake. It's really 1 cup peas and carrots, not 1/2 a cup.
Sorry!

↑ chanchy123

Wed, May 12 2010, 2:18 am

shanie5 wrote:

I do something similar.
sliced tomato, pickles, and sometimes onions and peppers (no cukes or lettuce but I may try them sometime).
prepared pasta
1 or two cans of tuna,
some mayo, some ketchup,
salt pepper garlic (and sometimes some lemon juice/vinegar/pickle water
It would go well with italian dressing as well (but we don't buy it - so sometimes I just add some oregano).
It's a good salad for seuda shilishit in the summer.

↑ sarahd

Wed, May 12 2010, 3:07 am

kalsee wrote:

Mimisinger wrote:

kalsee wrote:

whoops!! After I read this I realized I made a mistake. It's really 1 cup peas and carrots, not 1/2 a cup.
Sorry!

Yeah, 1/2 a cup is really little, so I also put in more like a cup.

greeneyes ↓

Wed, May 12 2010, 7:42 am

shanie5 wrote:

Thanks for posting this. It sounds simple & good! I may try it for dinner tonight since I am really in the mood of doing something quick & easy. Do you think it would be good with low fat mayo? Also, do you mix the tuna with mayo before adding it to the salad? Or do you just flake it with a fork? Thanks!!

↑ greeneyes

Mon, May 17 2010, 5:15 pm

Shanie5, I ended up making it for shalosh seudos this shabbos & it was delicious.

Added a few more additions to the salad, like olives, & used the little tricolor noodle shells. I'm excited to have discovered a new shalosh seudos idea now that shabbos ends late & we need to eat something substantial, yet light. Thanks for posting!