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Tuna Tetrazzini Casserole

Tuna Tetrazzini Casserole

Name: Tuna Tetrazzini Casserole
Prep time: 13 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Spaghetti 8 oz; Butter 6 tbsp; Mushrooms 16 oz; Green onion 4; All-purpose flour 4 tablespoons; Milk 2 cups; Salt ½ teaspoon; Black pepper ⅛ teaspoon; Can of tuna 2 cans (4-6 oz each); Green peas 1 cup; Parmesan cheese 1 cup; Bread crumbs 1 cup

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52m
Serves 6
Medium
350 °F
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Ingredients

	8 oz Spaghetti thin
	6 tbsp Butter divided
	16 oz Mushrooms thinly sliced
	4 Green onion thinly sliced
	4 tablespoons All-purpose flour
	2 cups Milk
	½ teaspoon Salt or to taste
	⅛ teaspoon Black pepper freshly ground
	2 cans (4-6 oz each) Can of tuna drained and flaked
	1 cup Green peas frozen, cooked and drained
	1 cup Parmesan cheese shredded natural
	1 cup Bread crumbs soft fresh

Nutritional information

542

Calories

24g

Fat

47g

Carbohydrate

33g

Protein

76mg

Cholesterol

1147mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

Italian Recipes

Ingredients

8 oz Spaghetti
thin
6 tbsp Butter
divided
16 oz Mushrooms
thinly sliced
4 Green onion
thinly sliced
4 tablespoons All-purpose flour
2 cups Milk
½ teaspoon Salt
or to taste
⅛ teaspoon Black pepper
freshly ground
2 cans (4-6 oz each) Can of tuna
drained and flaked
1 cup Green peas
frozen, cooked and drained
1 cup Parmesan cheese
shredded natural
1 cup Bread crumbs
soft fresh

Tuna Tetrazzini Casserole

This Tuna Tetrazzini Casserole is a delicious and simple pasta dish. So many people love Tetrazzini which is a creamy baked pasta dish but what most people don’t know is that the dish is named after a famous Italian opera star called Luisa Tetrazzini! Make this casserole for guests soon and wow them with that fun fact!

Start by cooking the spaghetti. As it cooks, start preparing the sauce by sautéing mushrooms and green onions. Add flour and milk and cook while stirring until the sauce starts to thicken. Add tuna and peas before combining the sauce with the cooked spaghetti. Transfer to a casserole dish and top with Parmesan and breadcrumbs. Bake until golden and bubbling. Enjoy!

To make Tuna Tetrazzini Casserole, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Tuna Tetrazzini Casserole

1	Heat the oven and prepare a casserole dish	5
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Lightly grease a 2½-3-quart casserole dish.
2	Cook the spaghetti	15
Follow the package directions to cook the spaghetti. Drain and set to one side.
3	Sauté mushrooms and green onions	10
Melt 4 tablespoons of butter. Add the mushrooms and saute, stirring, until mushrooms are browned and tender. Add green onions and cook for one more minute.
4	Make the sauce	5
Sprinkle in 4 tablespoons of flour and stir until fully combined. Gradually pour in 2 cups of milk. Cook while stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens.
5	Add tuna and peas	1
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the flaked tuna and peas.
6	Combine spaghetti with sauce	2
Mix the spaghetti with the tuna sauce. Stir until well combined.
7	Assemble the casserole	2
Transfer the spaghetti to the prepared casserole. Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese over the top.
8	Top with breadcrumbs	3
In a small pan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Toss the bread crumbs with the melted butter and sprinkle them over the top of the casserole.
9	Bake	30
Bake for about 25-30 minutes until it is bubbling and gold on top.
10	Serve
Serve immediately with your favorite side salad.

This Tuna Tetrazzini Casserole recipe is a delicious baked pasta dish! Try it soon and make sure you tag your pasta meal pics with the #cookmerecipes hashtag.

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.