Tuna Casserole with Whole Grain Pasta and Vegetables

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword casserole, pasta casserole, tuna casserole, tuna pasta bake

Ingredients

2.5 cups whole grain pasta
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 cans tuna
1 cup peas
1 cup carrots diced
½ onion diced
1 stalk celery
2 tbsp oregano or dill
1 garlic clove
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 cup whole grain bread – dried and crumbled into breadcrumbs*
Salt to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Boil whole grain pasta to desired texture and drain
Stir in: mushroom soup, tuna, peas, carrots, onion, celery, oregano or dill, garlic and black pepper
Mix in: ½ cup breadcrumbs and butter or margarine
Pour mixture into casserole dish
Top mixture with remaining breadcrumbs
Cook until topping starts to brown – about 10 minutes
Let sit for 5 – 10 minutes
Salt to taste
Serve!

Recipe Notes

*To make your own breadcrumbs, just allow 2 – slices of whole grain bread to sit at room temperature without covering at all for 1 – 2 days and cut into chunks. Alternately, place 2 – 3 slices of this bread into an oven at 300 degrees and allow to toast for 5 minutes. Remove and break into chunks

**Also note that you can use any vegetables you’d like – some other great options include: peppers, green or yellow beans, cauliflower, broccoli, or corn!