Macaroni Cheese and Tuna is a simple, quick, easy and economical, yet so delicious Tuna Casserole and the perfect dinner throughout the year

This Macaroni Cheese and Tuna is one of our regular dinners on our monthly menu. The recipe is simple, quick and very economical.

Macaroni is a staple in many a household. Some years before my Mom passed away, we were going through her grocery cupboard and found (can’t remember the exact amount !) around 15 boxes of spaghetti.

And about twice that much macaroni ! Okay, there’s not a point to this little tidbit, but when I think about macaroni – the image of all those boxes of pasta come back to me.

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As much as I loved her, and always will, Mom wasn’t a cook, baker or anything like that. What she really did well, was to make snacks out of virtually nothing.

She would go to the shops and buy a couple of goodies, put them together, and Voila ! we had a snack tray. One other thing I remember was her savory (quiche like) tart which we enjoyed tremendously.

Back to Macaroni – I did an earlier post on Mac and Bacon (recipe HERE) .. which truly is our favorite, but this one with the Tuna is a nice and quick alternative.

Macaroni Cheese And Tuna

Linda Nortje

Macaroni Cheese and Tuna is a simple, quick, easy and economical, yet so delicious Tuna Casserole and the perfect dinner throughout the year

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Course Main Course

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings People

Ingredients

500 g Macaroni ( 16 oz )
2 cans (170g ea) Solid Tuna in Oil ( 2 x 6 oz cans )
1 can (410g) Tomato and Onion Mix
2 ½ cups Cheddar grated, divided
1 t Salt
2 TB Fresh Parsley chopped
¼ cup Milk
Arugula to serve, optional

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F)
Boil the Macaroni in salted water until ready, drain and transfer to a large mixing bowl
Loosen the Tuna (with the Oil) and add to the Macaroni, together with the can of Tomato and Onion
Mix gently and add 2 cups of Cheddar, the Salt, Parsley and Milk – mix until combined
Pour mixture into a lightly sprayed rectangular 20 x 30cm oven dish (8 x 12 inch)
Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar over the mixture, evenly
Bake 30 – 35 minutes, remove from oven, let rest for 5 minutes and serve, topped with Arugula (if using)

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