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Tuna Mac-and-Cheese

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Tuna Mac-and-Cheese - I added a bit of shredded cheddar as that's how I always make mac and cheese. This tuna mac and cheese recipe calls for elbow macaroni, but any pasta will do. You could make this cheesy tuna mac a complete meal by adding frozen peas. Add them at the same step as the tuna, and they will cook quickly. A fun change-up would be using white cheese melt (queso blanco).

Tuna Mac-and-Cheese

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But, if the brand you choose has a liquid cheese sauce, then omit the butter and milk.

You can have Tuna Mac-and-Cheese using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients make Tuna Mac-and-Cheese

  1. It's 2 cups whole wheat egg noodles.
  2. Prepare 2 tbsp. unsalted butter.
  3. It's 1/4 yellow onion, finely diced.
  4. Prepare 3 cloves garlic, minced.
  5. It's 2 tbsp. all purpose flour.
  6. Prepare 3/4 cup unsalted chicken broth.
  7. Prepare 3/4 cup milk.
  8. It's 1/4 tsp. each salt, pepper.
  9. Prepare 3/4 cup frozen peas.
  10. You need 3/4 cup freshly shredded cheese of choice.
  11. You need 1 can (5 oz.) unsalted, solid albacore tuna, drained.

Tuna Mac-and-Cheese step by step

  1. Cook the egg noodles in a large pot of salted boiling water according to package directions. Once it's done, drain it and toss it lightly with olive oil to prevent it from sticking. Set it aside. In the same pot, heat the butter over medium heat. Once it's melted, add the onion and cook until it's translucent, just about 3-4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook just until fragrant..
  2. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring fairly constantly for a couple more minutes. Then slowly add in the broth and the milk while stirring to fully incorporate everything smoothly. Increase the heat to med-high. Let it come up to a low boil..
  3. Once it's bubbling, lower the heat back down and let it simmer until it's thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Then stir in the salt, pepper and peas. Slightly break up the tuna with a fork into large chunks and stir that in as well. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese until it's melted in, then serve..

Tuna Mac-and-Cheese - Drain and drizzle with a touch of oil to keep the pasta loose. This is a great recipe but I made a few adjustments. Add the soup, tuna, peas, onion and cheese sauce. A quick and easy kid-friendly pasta recipe, this Stovetop Tuna Mac and Cheese is sure to be a family favorite weeknight dinner! REALLY enjoyed Genova's Yellowfin Tuna in Olive Oil. Very few ingredients making it a great 'Straight from the Pantry' recipe. Make the macaroni & cheese according to the box directions. Thank you and good luck