Old Fashioned Tuna Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups pasta, dried
• 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans tuna in vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 3/4 cups evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta as directed on package.
• 2 drain tuna reserving the liquid, add lemon juice and refrigerate.
• 3 meanwhile, melt the 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat and saute the onion and mushroom slices until soft.
• 4 stir in the flour until blended and cook over low heat until bubbly (stirring constantly).
• 5 stir in the evaporated milk and add the reserved tuna oil and cook stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
• 6 stir in salt and pepper and adjust seasoning as needed.
• 7 gently stir the tuna with the sauce and heat through.
• 8 drained pasta and serve warm with the tuna and sauce mixture.
• 9 note: eileen said that she served it with rice instead of the pasta.