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Not-Your-Mother's Tuna Casserole

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 5
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Mom's old-fashioned tuna casserole gets a redo. Make it for dinner tonight!
Updated Feb 10, 2014
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked ditalini (short tubes) pasta
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 cups frozen crinkle-cut carrots, thawed, well drained
  • 1 can (12 oz) solid white tuna in water, drained, flaked
  • 1 can (7 oz) whole kernel corn, drained
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 slices white bread
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
Make With
Progresso Broth

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Cook pasta as directed on package, using minimum cook time; drain. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Reserving drippings in skillet, remove bacon to drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon; set aside.
  • 2
    Add onion and thyme to drippings; cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden brown. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and milk; heat to boiling. Boil, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in carrots, tuna, corn, pasta and mustard; heat to boiling. Fold in bacon. Spoon into ungreased 2-quart casserole.
  • 3
    In food processor, place bread. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses several times to make bread crumbs. In small bowl, mix bread crumbs and butter. Sprinkle over tuna mixture.
  • 4
    Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until mixture is bubbly and topping is golden brown.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    If you don’t have sliced bacon on hand but you do have real bacon bits, you can sauté the onion and thyme in 1 tablespoon olive oil, then just sprinkle the pot pie with about 1/4 cup bacon bits before you add the bread crumbs.
  • tip 2
    This recipe turns a few pantry items into a delicious, one-dish meal.

Nutrition

380 Calories, 11g Total Fat, 27g Protein, 43g Total Carbohydrate, 7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
17%
Saturated Fat
5g
24%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
14%
Sodium
940mg
39%
Potassium
510mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate
43g
14%
Dietary Fiber
4g
18%
Sugars
7g
Protein
27g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
180%
180%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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