Bonjour my friends, I'm Frankie and welcome to Club Foody! I really enjoy casserole dishes... To
me, it's comfort food at its best! In general there's nothing fancy about it but boy does it
ever taste good! So far, I've shared a few of my casserole recipes such as Mediterranean Eggplant,
Frankie's Macaroni, Southwest Beef Casserole and now here's another one... In today's episode,
I'll show you how to make my Tuna Casserole! This is such a delicious recipe! It has just
enough flavor to it without compromising the taste of the fish. This casserole dish is one of
our favorites and you'll understand why after trying it... So my friends, let's get cooking! In a
large deep skillet over medium heat, we'll add clarified butter. While it's getting hot, we'll
start cooking our egg noodles in boiling water. So we'll give a good stir and cook according to the
package directions - mine says 10 to 12 minutes. All right, back to the skillet... We'll add onions,
diced celery and carrots. We'll stir and sauté the ingredients for 3 minutes before adding the red
peppers then sauté everything for 2 minutes. Next, we'll add sliced mushrooms and season generously
with ground sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. We'll stir until they are well incorporated,
cover and cook for 2 minutes. A couple minutes later, we'll add pressed garlic and pour in
some lemon juice. After sautéing the ingredients, we'll add the flour and stir constantly until very
well blended - this will help to thicken the sauce. Next, we'll pour in some half-and-half followed by tuna
and frozen peas slightly thawed. Again, we'll combine the ingredients before adding Creole Seasoning -
now if you want to make your own, click on the top right corner of your screen - then hot paprika,
dried basil and dry thyme leaves. We'll also add 1 cup of Cheddar cheese to it. We'll give it a good
stir and of course, we'll taste and adjust if needed - mine was just perfect! Now the next ingredient
we'll add is our cooked egg noodles and we'll gently incorporate them into the mixture. We'll
remove the skillet from the heat and transfer the mixture into a 3 quart baking dish lightly greased.
Then we'll sprinkle with the remaining half a cup of Cheddar cheese and set aside for now. In
a medium bowl we'll combine Panko, fresh chopped parsley and melted butter. We'll mix the topping
together before spreading evenly on the casserole. When the step is done, we'll transfer the dish to
a 375ºF/190ºC preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. We'll remove from
the heat and let it cool for 10 minutes before serving... And my friends, this is our Tuna Casserole!
This dish is definitely not boring because of its delicious combination of ingredients! This
is a great weeknight meal that your whole family will enjoy... I hope you give it a try soon and be
sure to visit clubfoody.com for ingredient amounts, directions and more info...
Until next time my friends, bon appétit!