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Sunday, January 13. 2013

Classic cheap and easy Mommys of America suppers #12 , Tuna Noodle

When young, most Americans never saw any tuna that did not come out of a can. Tuna Noodle was indeed a classic and, for Fridays, a Catholic standby. Cream of mushroom soup in it, of course: Tuna Noodle Casserole.


I would not want to eat it today unless I were starving. Was not even Catholic, just had enough of it.


Shucks, I almost forgot the notorious Tuna Surprise, aka Tuna Disappointment.


Italians do love their Mediterranean Tuna, and you can Google plenty of tasty Tuna sauce pasta recipes. Here's one: Italian Tuna and Pasta

Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink, Our Essays at 17:08 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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I made a variation of this with tuna in oil, drained, marinated artichoke hearts, capers, lemon, parsley, dry-cured olives, petite peas, grape tomatoes and a little olive oil. It was a big hit. Much better than the tuna noodle casseroles I'd grown up with.
#1 Jewel (Link) on 2013-01-13 23:57 (Reply)
Always liked it, myself.

But then I even like green-bean casserole (with canned beans, mushroom soup, and French's onions).
#2 Texan99 (Link) on 2013-01-14 09:36 (Reply)
Still a favorite in our house. We do the classic with Cambell's cream of mushroom soup.

Made the Chicken Caccitore from the linke recipe this weekend. It was a hit.
#3 pg7984 on 2013-01-14 09:55 (Reply)
Make the sauce in the casserole from scratch, rather than use the Cream of Mushroom soup, and you will like it much better.

I also never use anything but albacore chunk tuna. Can't stand the cheaper varieties.
#4 KJB on 2013-01-14 11:21 (Reply)
I augment the cream of mushroom soup with the addition of some pepper jack cheese for a little kick. Still a Lenten fixture in my house.
#5 KellyM on 2013-01-14 11:46 (Reply)
This may seem like heresy, but I've tried a lot of tuna dishes with canned chicken. I've enjoyed them much more that way.
We sometimes make noodles with cream of mushroom and cream of onion soup and chicken.
#6 MT Geoff on 2013-01-15 18:51 (Reply)
My mother-in-law made this recipe in the 1950s. She worked and they didn't have decent frozen dinners. I have always loved casseroles.
#7 Mike K (Link) on 2013-01-15 21:36 (Reply)

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