MOMMA'S TUNA CASSEROLE

Whatever prejudices you have against tuna casserole, I swear this is a tasty dish and deserving of your plate...

Ingredients:
1-2 cans tuna (depending on how much you like tuna!)
1/2 bag of wide egg noodles
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup frozen peas
1/2 med. onion (finely chopped)
1 cup sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup cheddar cheese
2-3 tsp worscheshire sauce
crushed red pepper flakes
salt and pepper
fried onion topping or crushed potato chips

Preheat oven to 350oF. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add noodles. Cook al dente. While noodles cook, mix all ingredients (except noodles, fried onions, and 1/2 the cheese) in a large bowl. Chop the onion very finely or else it may not cook through. Thaw the corn and peas in a colander under warm water before adding. When noodles have cooked, stir them into the rest of the ingredients gently to avoid breaking them. Spray a 8x12in glass casserole dish with olive oil spray or other cooking spray and add the mixed ingredients. Sprinkle the top of the casserole with fried onion and the rest of the cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in oven at 350oF for 60min. For the last 10min it's in the oven, remove foil.



When I was growing up this was one of my favorite dinners that my mom made. My younger brother was a very picky eater and refused to eat anything that had tuna in it. For several years this recipe was called 'chicken' casserole in my house, and Austin was never the wiser...