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I haven't made a casserole in a while. I want to try to get back into that habit. It's just as easy as doing a slow-cooker recipe. Which is great for when I have work, or if I'm babysitting at home. That way you're still getting good, wholesome food, and not slaving away for it! A popular misconception when you're a stay at home Mom is that you're lounging around watching TV all day! That cooking shouldn't be a problem! I have to laugh at that, especially considering most of my days are spent cleaning, while my little guy follows me, destroying everything I have just done! Occassionally we will order a pizza, or get take out burgers from the diner, but I refuse to make a lot of the ready-made meals, or frozen dinners, or just making something that's processed and fried! I am not overly strict with what my child eats, but I can tell you it's not going to be that because I am too lazy, or too tired, or what have you to cook! I've been looking for a good tuna casserole recipe for some time now. I honestly used to love when my Mom made it when I was a kid. Eoin seems to like fish, so I thought I would give this a try! Unfortunately for me, since it was pasta and didn't have red sauce, Eoin didn't want to take the chance and eat it! He was a terrific eater as a baby! He's now gaining the palate of a toddler, aka he refuses to eat most food! If it's not hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken fingers, grilled cheese, or pasta and marinara, we have a problem. It's usually when I figure he won't eat something, that he surprises me and scarfs it down! Anyway, this recipe is from the book Betty Crocker's: The Big Book of Slow Cooker, Casseroles & More. It looked good and it looked light, which is what you want from a casserole in the summer!
Yields 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 2 cups uncooked fusilli pasta (6 oz)
- 1 jar (1 lb) Alfredo pasta sauce
- 1/3 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 2 cans (5 oz each) solid white albacore tuna in water, drained
- 1 box (9 oz) frozen sugar snap peas, thawed, drained
- 1 jar (4.5 oz) whole mushrooms, drained
- 1/2 cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375. Spray 11x7-inch (2 quart) glass baking dish or 2-quart casserole with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, using minimum cook time.
- In large bowl, stir together Alfredo sauce, wine, Italian seasoning, lemon peel, tuna, peas, mushrooms and pasta. Spoon into baking dish.
- In small bowl, stir together bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over mixture in baking dish.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
*Easy variation---> you can substitute 2 cups of cut-up cooked chicken for the tuna
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