The Best Old-Fashioned Tuna Casserole Without Canned Soup Recipe
Rika
This old-fashioned tuna casserole is amazingly delicious and comforting. It's the best tuna casserole recipe made of canned tuna but without canned soup!
Add 1 teaspoon of salt into boiling water. Cook noodles for 1 minute less than the direction for al dente. Drain and rinse under cold water.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until soft.
Add flour, cook, keep stirring for 2 minutes or until it smells toasted.
Whisk in the broth, milk, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Cook, whisking frequently until thickened (as thick as condensed soup), about 5 minutes.Adjust seasoning with additional salt or a small amount of chicken bouillon if needed.
In a large mixing bowl, add pasta, tuna, cheese, frozen peas, and béchamel sauce. Stir to combine then transfer to a 2 to 2½ qt baking dish.
Mix panko breadcrumbs with melted butter. Sprinkle on top of casserole.
Bake until bubbly and the cheese is melted for about 18 minutes.
Notes
Frozen peas. If you don't like peas, you can use frozen spinach instead.