Home recipes: hearty tuna casserole

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3cupsRotini pasta
13ouncesChunky tuna, drained [2x6-1/2oz cans)
½cupCelery, chopped
2Green onions, sliced
cupLight sour cream
½cupLight mayonnaise
2teaspoonsDijon mustard
½teaspoonDried thyme
½teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonPepper
1smallZucchini, thinly sliced
1Tomato, sliced
1cupMonterey Jack, shredded

Directions

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook rotini for about 8 minutes or until tender but firm; drain and rinse.

In large bowl, flake tuna; add pasta, celery and green onions. Stir in sour cream, mayonnaise, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper; spoon half into greased 8-cup casserole.

Layer zucchini over top. Top with remaining tuna mixture. Arrange tomato slices over top; sprinkle with cheese.

Bake in 350F 180C oven for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Source: Canadian Living magazine [Jul 95] Originator: Lise Lapointe, Coaticook, Quebec, Canada

Per Serving: about 550 calories, 37 g protein, 27 g fat, 39 g carbohydrate [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@...