Tuna Casserole Mediterranean Style Food

MEDITERRANEAN TUNA-NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly oil two 8-inch square (or other shallow 2-quart) baking dishes. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook noodles until 2 minutes short of al dente; drain, and return to pot.
• Meanwhile, in a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium. Add bell peppers; season with salt and pepper. Cook until crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually add milk, stirring until smooth. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a simmer.
• Remove from heat; add mixture to noodles in pot, along with tuna, artichoke hearts, and scallions. Season with salt and pepper, and toss. Divide between prepared baking dishes, and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until golden and bubbling, about 20 minutes.

TUNA CASSEROLE - MEDITERRANEAN STYLE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and the flour to the pan.
• Using a wire whisk, blend the flour and butter together, this is a roux. Let the roux cook over low heat for 5 minutes, this will cook out the flour taste.
• Add the stock to the roux and mix it together. This is your basic white sauce.
• Add the milk, grated Romano cheese and seasonings to the sauce and mix well.
• Your sauce is now a bechamel, If it's too thick, add a little more milk or water to the sauce (if you're feeling decadent a little heavy cream can be added)Place the bechamel off to the side until you've finished preparing the remainder of the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
• Prep the ingredients
• Start cooking the pasta
• Saute the mushrooms and chopped onions
• Place the pasta in a baking dish and add the mushroom onion mixture, cherry tomatoes (and the juice from the can), sun dried tomatoes, olives, artichokes, basil and parsley. Mix the ingredients together.
• Add the Blue Harbor Tuna to the pasta mixture, and blend it into the pasta.
• Add the bechamel to the casserole and lightly mix the sauce in.It does not have to be completely mixed.
• Bake the Tuna Casserole in a 350 degree preheated oven for 20 -25 minutes.I like how pasta gets a little crunchy around the edges from being exposed to the heat, but if you're not a fan, cover the dish with foil to keep all the pasta moist.
• Carefully remove the casserole from the oven and top it with shredded mozzarella and sprinkle chopped parsley on top. Return the casserole to the oven for an additional 5-7 minutes or until the cheese is nicely melted.
• Serve with grated Romano cheese and enjoy!

MEDITERRANEAN TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine by following the package directions; drain.
• In a large skillet, sauté onion in hot melted butter over medium heat until tender.
• Remove skillet from heat; stir in soup, tuna, artichoke hearts, milk, mozzarella, tomatoes, olives, and thyme.
• Stir in cooked fettuccine.
• Transfer mixture to a greased 2-quart casserole.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Bake, covered, in a preheated 350°F oven for 20 minutes.
• Uncover and bake about 20 more minutes or until casserole is bubbly.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE SKILLET TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook in the hot oil, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add tuna, water, cranberries, tomatoes, olives, pine nuts, and parsley. Stir in cooked pasta.
• Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake, covered, for 25 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, until heated through and cheese melted, about 5 more minutes.
• Sprinkle with basil before serving.

MEDITERRANEAN TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly oil 2 eight inch square baking dishes or other shallow dishes. Boil noodles according to directions, drain and return to pot.
• In a dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add peppers and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until tender. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute while stirring. Gradually add the milk, stirring till smooth. Cook till it comes to a simmer.
• Remove from heat and add to noodles in pot along with the tuna, artichoke hearts, half the cheese and onion/scallion. Toss well. Divide between baking dishes or one large dish. Sprinkle with rest of parmesan and bake till golden and bubbling. Around 20 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN TUNA-NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degree. Lightly oil two 8-inch square (or other shallow 2-quart) baking dishes. In a large pot boiling salted water, cook noodles until 2 minutes short of al dente, drain, and return to pot.
• Meanwhile, in a 5 quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium. Add bell peppers, season with salt and pepper. Cook until crisp tender, 4-6 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring 1 minute. Gradually add milk, stirring until smooth. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a simmer.
• Remove from heat, add mixture to noodles in pot, along with tuna, artichoke hearts, and scallions. Season with salt and pepper, and toss. Divide between prepared baking dishes, and sprinkle with Parmesan. Make until golden and bubbling, about 20 minutes.

GREEK-STYLE TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions (microwave or stovetop). Drain well.
• Put green beans in a 3-quart casserole. Cover and microwave on high 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Add kidney beans, tuna and cucumber. Cover and microwave on high 2 minutes.
• Add hot pasta to tuna mixture and toss well.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar and mustard. Pour over casserole mixture and toss to coat well. Sprinkle with feta and garnish with olives.
• Serve immediately.