The Best Tuna Casserole Ever. I am so not kidding.
23 Sep
I adapted this recipe from one that I found on Food.com. We usually just do the stove top tuna and noodles, but lately I’ve found myself completely disinterested in eating it once I’ve made it. Enter this gem of a casserole, which I whole-heartedly assure you will be the best thing you put in your mouth today. Heh.
- 12 ounces wide egg noodles, cooked al-dente, drained and rinsed
- 1 can cream of golden mushroom soup (any cream of mushroom soup will do, but I find that the golden stuff adds nice color and flavor) – use the low fat stuff if you’re counting calories
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise (low fat is ok)
- 1/4 cup sour cream (low fat is ok)
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 five-ounce cans of tuna, drained
- 1/2 packet of dry Lipton onion soup mix
- 1 1/2 cups freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese, separated
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire
- 1 tsp Tabasco
- 1/2 tsp celery salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Optional – 1 cup of frozen baby peas or vegetable medley, thawed and drained
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl mix all ingredients, reserving 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese, and folding the cooked pasta in last after everything else has been mixed well. Pour everything into a greased casserole dish, and sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for thirty minutes. Serve hot – serves up to six.
Just made this for my family, a huge hit and so easy. Thank you for sharing
Hi Krista, you’re welcome and I’m glad your family liked it!
This sounds wonderful! My husband LOVES tuna casserole and would eat it every day, so I’m always looking for variations. Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome, I hope your husband enjoys!
its a great recipie but we couldnt figure out if we put the noodles on top or the casserole
Mix it all up together!
Try putting salted potato chips on top, that is the mid-west way.
I have made this twice in the past week, It definitely IS the best Tuna Casserole ever. I went with 1/4 teaspoon of the Tabasco the second time around and felt it was perfect for my liking. Next time I’m going with either croutons or bread crumbs on the top. This recipe of yours is the greatest, my girlfriend agrees. Thanks a lot, good stuff!
Wow, twice?
My husband doesn’t like a crumb topping, but I love it. Glad you like it!
Absolutely the BEST tuna casserole I’ve ever tried. Thanks for the recipe. Delicious.
Thia is absolutely a winner, and the base sauce ingredients will work well with other meat and vegetable combinations. Try subbing a tsp of a strong mustard for the tobasco. A real nice variation. Thanks!
I was wondering how I would make this in a crock pot!? Sounds amazing cant wait to make it!
Wow. This was an absolute hit with my family. My daughter loves..tuna and I’ve never made a tuna casserole in my life. It was reluctantly gone in a day the first time I made it, and made exactly as provided, I searched the web again for the receipt today and had a difficult time locating it. Then I typed in tuna casserole tabasco. Bingo..!~ I found it. I tried something different today. We used cream of celery soup and used 24oz of tuna. I also added 2 celery stalks and some green onion. It turned out yummy. The real flavor is the main ingredients which I will never change. Evaporated milk, Sour cream, worcestershire, tabasco, cheese. Thank you so much for sharing your receipt.
Please post more receipts.