Krafty Cards etc.: Cheesy Tuna Casserole

I have mentioned before that I always cook a nice family dinner on Sunday's. Since I have been posting most of these recipes I thought I would make it a weekly post and call it Supper on Sunday's.

On this weeks menu....

Cheesy Tuna Casserole

This Sunday I made my cheesy tuna casserole, most people use cream of mushroom soup for their tuna casserole but I do not like the taste of it so I use cream of celery soup instead, I think it tastes much better.

I like to use farfalle instead of noodles, it makes it much easier to pick up with a spoon. The "superstore" I was shopping at today was out of Colby & Jack shredded cheese so I bought a four cheese mix instead. This made it way too cheesy and I will not do it again.

Ingredients:

Farfalle pasta (1 lb.)

Chunk light tuna in water

Cream of celery soup

Sweet peas

1 package of shredded cheddar cheese (sharp or mild depending on your taste)

1 package of shredded Colby & Jack cheese

Bread crumbs (not pictured above)

9x13 baking dish

Boil water and cook the pasta before you start the soup and cheese mixture.

In a separate pan, heat the cream of celery soup and one can of milk until smooth. Save the soup can so you can add water if it becomes too thick when you add the cheese. Flake in the tuna and stir until it is mixed thoroughly.

Let the soup and tuna cook on low while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 baking dish. The pasta should be about ready to drain, you do not want to overcook it as the pasta will continue to cook in the oven as the casserole bakes.

Slowly add the cheeses to your mixture. Start with half a bag of each kind stirring continuously as it's added. Let that melt and thicken before you add more of the cheese.

Add more of the cheese to the mixture and stir until that has melted. Use your discretion when adding the rest of the cheese, do not add it all if it's too thick. Adding some water will also help to thin it out.

Finally add the peas and stir in the pasta. Mix thoroughly, pour into the baking dish and shake the breadcrumbs over the top. I also added a little bit of shredded cheese to the top.