Tuna Casserole

We have been cooking Tuna Casserole to these directions for more than 20 years. It always turns into a reasonable meal. The main variation is in how soupy or dry the end result becomes. The amount of moisture is controlled by the amount of noodles and the amount of time it spends in the oven.

Start by hard boiling three eggs in a large saucepan. Set the eggs aside, pour the water out of the sauce pan, empty the contents of one can of condensed mushroom soup into the saucepan.

Fill the soup can half full of water and stir to get the rest of the condensed mixture. Pour that into the sauce pan and stir to mix.

Add one tablespoon of yellow mustard. Add two tablespoons of mayonaise. Add two tablespoons of pickle relish. Stir to mix.

Open two cans of tuna fish. Don’t drain. Add the tuna and liquid into the sauce pan by flaking the tuna with a fork or spoon to break it into small shreds. Stir to mix.

Peel the three eggs and cut them in half lengthwise, turn 90 degrees and cut again, then cut them crosswise to end up with diced hard boiled egg. Add all diced egg to the saucepan.

Dice up four 1/4 inch thick wedges of Velveeta cheese and add them to the sauce pan. Heat the mixture on low to let the cheese melt and stir to mix. It is okay if the cheese does not melt all the way. It is not okay to let the thick mixture settle, get hot, and burn at the bottom of the saucepan.

Dice one medium sized onion. Add the onion to the mixture and mix. Dice one small, green, bell pepper. Add the bell pepper to the mixture and mix. Let it simmer on low and boil some egg noodles.

Boil water in a large pan to which a couple of teaspoons of salt have been added. Add three to four cups of dry egg noodles to the boiling water and let them cook until soft. They do not need to be very soft. Firm is good.

Drain the water from the noodles and pour the cooked noodles into a large casserole dish. Pour the heated mixture from the saucepan over the noodles and mix. Sprinkle some fried onion topping onto the tuna casserole. Cover the casserole dish and place in an oven set for 350 degrees. Let it bake for one hour.

Remove the dish from the oven and let it sit on the counter for another hour or so. Serve.

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