Not Your Average Tuna Casserole
Written by Rachel, Posted in Cheese, Dinner, Fish, Gluten Free, Inspired By, Main Dishes, Meat, Pasta, Vegetables
Not Your Average Tuna Casserole
Recipe Type: Main, Dinner, Casserole, Pasta, Tuna, Fish
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Serves: 3
There’s no canned cream of mushroom soup allowed in this Tuna Casserole!
Ingredients
- 2 C cooked rotini rice pasta
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 1 watermelon radish, grated
- 2 carrots, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, diced
- 1 C mushrooms, chopped
- 2/3 C peas (frozen)
- 1 t dijon mustard
- 1 t lemon juice
- 1 T balsamic vinegar
- 1 T cornstarch
- 1/2 C water, divided
- 1 C pasta water
- pinch cayenne
- 1/2 t dried basil
- 1/2 t dried parsley
- 1 t garlic sea salt (or regular sea salt)
- pepper
- 1 can tuna
- 1/3 C parmesan cheese, grated (plus a little more for topping)
Instructions
- Cook pasta. While it cooks, heat pan, add shallot, carrots, radish, and mushrooms, and 1/4 C water. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, peas, tuna, and seasonings; cook 1 minute.
- Whisk cornstarch with 1/4 C water, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, and dijon. Pour over veggies, bring to a boil and cook for a minute or two.
- Stir in cheese.
- Add pasta water and stir.
- Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Let sit for a few minutes before serving so pasta can soak up the sauce.
- Serve topped with a little bit of parmesan cheese.
Serving size: 1/3 of the recipe Calories: 386
Notes
Calories are an estimate.
