Tuna macaroni and cheese recipe

Here is another macaroni and cheese recipe, this time with tuna. Note that all my macaroni and cheese recipes are done differently; I don't just replace the featured ingredient; that being said the recipes are interchangeable. In this tuna macaroni and cheese recipe, the tuna adds some proteins without fat which helps balance this meal nutritionally speaking.

What you will need for this:

1 lb. dry macaroni elbows pasta
1 can cream of celery
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 and 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 can tuna without additives
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper bits
1 small onion, chopped

for the crust:
1/2 cup pieces of bread
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon paprika

Steps to make this now:

Boil your macaronis in your favorite pasta boiling pot filled with salted boiling water;
cook as per package instructions minus a few minutes as they will finish cooking in the oven.

In a skillet, melt one tablespoon butter and cook the chopped onion with the bell pepper bits; but do not overcook them.
Pour the cooked vegetables in a separate bowl, mix in the tuna, the cream of celery, the milk and the grated cheese.
Mix well these ingredients and pour in an oven-going deep baking pan. Pour the pasta over the sauce in that pan and mix.

Preheat the oven to 350 ˚F

In a bowl, mix the pieces of bread, the melted butter and the paprika. Spread over your macaroni pan; grate some more cheddar cheese
and sprinkle over the pan. Cover the pan with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 ˚F for 30 minutes, covered.

Once baked, allow 10-15 minutes to cool down; and... serve!


Bon appétit!