Saturday, August 20, 2011

Veggie Tuna Noodle Casserole

Alright guys, sorry for the delay. This week hasn't gone very well as far as cooking is concerned. I tried making bread, it didn't rise (trust me, it didn't effect the taste) and I also tried making a pasta with chicken and Gorgonzola. I didn't want to put it up because it is such an acquired taste, and to be fair, I didn't care for it to much. Cook and learn though, cook and learn.

However, my Veggie Tuna Noodle Casserole turned out fantastic. In fact, I think I will be making this instead of the old tuna noodle casserole my mom always makes.

 Mmmm vegetables... I have to say if I can find a way to put more in there I always do the orginal recipe I was inspired by only called for zucchini. I say pufft, that that. And as always, I forgot to picture the cheese, but honestly, in this recipe you could take it or leave it.

Before you do anything else, get your water set to boiling, so you can cook the egg noodles. 4

Now slice your zucchini and squish and cook them in a little olive oil until crisp tender (if your like me and didn't know what that was at first its when the vegetables are cooked, but still firm). Remove them and with the remaining oil cook the chopped celery and garlic, about five minutes or so. Set aside in a different bowl.

In a large bowl mix together the mayo and sour cream with about half a bunch of green onion chopped, salt and pepper to taste. Add the cooked egg noodles celery mixture, and drained tuna and mix together. In a greased casserole dish start with a layer of the noddles then add a layer the zucchini squish mixture, and repeat until everything is in the dish.




Bake it covered on 350 for about thirty minutes, if you want to add some cheese, remove lid after the thirty minutes and cover with a layer of cheese and bake for about another ten, and enjoy!

And sorry for the half eaten casserole, we couldn't want =)





2-3 cans tuna
3 cups egg noodles
1/2 sour cream
1/2 mayo
1/2 bunch green onions
1 zucchini
1 squish
1 cup fresh spinach
3 large mushrooms
olive oil
salt and peper