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Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole

Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole

Name: Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Butter 6 tbsp; Onion ¼ cup; Celery ¼ cup; All-purpose flour 3 tbsp; Black pepper ⅛ tsp; Mustard ½ tsp; Worcestershire sauce ½ tsp; Milk 2 cups; Cheddar cheese 8 ounces (2 cups); Can of tuna 1 (7-oz) can; Green peas 1 - 1 ½ cups; Pimiento 2 tbsp; Kosher Salt; Cooked rice 4 cups; Bread crumbs 1 cup

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40m
Serves 6
Easy
400 °F
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Ingredients

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	For sauce:
	6 tbsp Butter divided
	¼ cup Onion minced
	¼ cup Celery chopped
	3 tbsp All-purpose flour
	⅛ tsp Black pepper freshly ground black pepper or to taste
	½ tsp Mustard dry
	½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
	2 cups Milk
	8 ounces (2 cups) Cheddar cheese shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (divided)
	For casserole:
	1 (7-oz) can Can of tuna drained and flaked
	1 - 1 ½ cups Green peas cooked frozen or canned peas (drained)
	2 tbsp Pimiento diced, optional
	Kosher Salt to taste
	4 cups Cooked rice hot
	1 cup Bread crumbs fresh

Nutritional information

987

Calories

32g

Fat

136g

Carbohydrate

35g

Protein

91mg

Cholesterol

789mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole

We all have one of those “back of the store cupboard” recipes don’t we? This Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole is mine. A simple yet nourishing and delicious meal that you can make using a few ingredients you probably always have in your pantry: canned tuna, rice, peas, and onion.

To make this delicious casserole, start by making a sauce using butter, onion, celery, flour, seasonings, milk, and cheese. Assemble the casserole by adding tuna and peas to the sauce along with the pimiento if using. Season and spoon half of the hot rice into the prepared baking dish and spread cheese over the top. Pour over half of the sauce and repeat the layers, finishing with the remaining cheese. Combine bread crumbs with melted butter in a bowl and sprinkle the crumbs over the top of the casserole. Bake until the topping is light golden brown and the casserole is bubbling around the edges.

To make my Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole

Steps to make Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole

1

Heat oven and prepare casserole dish

1min

Preheat the oven to 400 °F. Lightly grease a 2-quart casserole dish using butter.
2

Make sauce

7min

Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add ¼ cup each of onion and celery. Sauté for about 5 minutes until tender. Stir in the 3 tablespoons of flour, ⅛ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper, and ½ teaspoon of dry mustard. Continue cooking while stirring, until smooth and bubbly.
3

Add remaining sauce ingredients

5min

Add ½ a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce and gradually stir in 2 cups of milk. Cook the mixture while stirring, until the sauce thickens. Add 1 cup of the shredded cheese to the mixture and stir until melted.
4

Add tuna and peas

2min

Add the flaked tuna and peas to the sauce. If desired, stir in 2 tablespoons of pimiento. Taste and season with salt as needed.
5

Assemble casserole layers

5min

Spoon half of the hot rice into the prepared baking dish and spread ¾ cup of the cheese over the rice. Top with half of the sauce, then repeat the layers. Make sure that the top layer is the remaining shredded cheese.
6

Sprinkle with bread crumbs

2min

Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the pan and toss with 1 cup of bread crumbs in a bowl. Sprinkle the buttered bread crumbs over the top of the casserole.
7

Bake

20min

Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until the casserole is hot and bubbling and the bread crumbs are golden brown.
8

Serve

Cool slightly before serving.

This Tuna, Cheese, and Rice Casserole is a delicious meal to feed the whole family! Please come back and leave a comment below if you try this one!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.