Tuna Pasta Casserole
This hearty pasta dish uses pantry staples such as canned tuna and cream soup along with fresh veggies to make a dish full of protein and flavor.
Makes: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta shells, or other pasta shape
- ½ tablespoon oil
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ½ cup chopped green pepper
- 1 can reduced sodium cream of mushroom soup (10.75 ounces; or cream of celery or chicken)
- 1 can low sodium diced tomatoes (14.5 ounces)
- 2 cans water packed tuna (5 ounces each)
- shredded cheese (optional)
- chopped parsley (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
- In a large skillet or pot, cook onion and peppers in oil.
- Add cream soup, diced tomatoes, and tuna to onion and peppers.
- Mix with pasta. Put in baking dish.
- Bake for 25 minutes until bubbly.
- Top with cheese and parsley if desired and return to oven for 5 minutes to melt.
Recipe from: Simple Healthy Recipes, Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education, ONIE Project, adapted by the USDA Food and Nutrition Administration.