This is a combination of my favorite tuna casserole from my mom and a few additions of my own. No canned soups for this one.
Prep
34 min
Cook
57 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
1
, 16 ounce
0.25 cups butter
, or more to taste
1 small onion
, diced
2 slices bacon
, diced
2
, 5 ounce
0.25 cups all-purpose flour
1.5 cups chicken stock
0.5 cups milk
0.5 cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup frozen corn
0.5 cups chopped celery
0.5 cups chopped cashews
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 sleeve buttery round crackers
, such as Ritz®
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
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, 7 to 9 minutes.
3
At the same time, melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and bacon and cook until onion is tender and bacon is crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken stock, milk, mayonnaise, and soy sauce until combined. Remove from the heat and transfer sauce mixture to a large bowl.
4
Drain pasta and add to the sauce mixture. Stir in Cheddar cheese, corn, celery, cashews, salt, and pepper. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish and spread crushed Ritz® crackers over top.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition per serving
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