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MiMi’s Creamy Tuna Casserole

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Mimi’s creamy tuna casserole is different than most, there’s no pasta! It’s baked and served over rice to make a comforting Lent friendly meal.

dinner plate filled with peas and rice topped with creamy tuna mixture and crunchy potato chips.

Are you looking for a different way to turn a  couple of cans of tuna into a delicious meal? This yummy tuna bake topped with crunchy potato chips is flavorful and super simple. It could be served over noodles, but we always have it over rice with peas on the side. It is an economical meal this is sure to please.

This is one of those recipes my family grew up with. MiMi would make is several times throughout the year, but it was a Lenten dinner regular. 

bowl of tuna, cream of mushroom soup and milk mixture.

My dad would occasionally request it and we all enjoyed it. Recently my brother was looking for the recipe online and couldn’t find it, so of course we had to change that!

I hadn’t made it in several years, so it was fun to take our dinner table on a stroll down memory lane. And now next time my brother is looking for the recipe, he’ll be able to find it!

Now that I’m thinking about it, MiMi used to make a creamy tuna lasagna during Lent as well. I wonder is she still has that recipe too.

hand sprinkling potato chips over creamy tuna mixture.

Tuna casserole without the noodles? 

Yes! This recipe has most of the ingredients you would expect in a tuna casserole. 

It has canned tuna, of course. Like most good casseroles, there is some cream of mushroom soup.

Once it is good and bubbly, you add bits of crushed up potato chips. A few more minutes in the oven and the salty, crunchy topping is perfect. 

potato chip topped creamy tuna casserole fresh from the oven, ready to be served over rice.

If you need the pasta to be happy, serve your bubbly tuna goodness over wide egg noodles. But of you want to serve it the way MiMi does, it goes over rice every time!

And the preferred if not only acceptable side dish is peas. If you are serving me, only fresh or frozen peas. 

Canned peas are nasty. There, I said it!

Now I know this meal isn’t the most photogenic. But that should not stop you from making it. Your taste buds won’t mind that it wasn’t beautiful. 

close up of rice covered with cream of mushroom and tuna mixture topped with potato chips, ready to eat.

If casseroles are your style, we have quite a few. Check out my collection of our favorite family friendly casserole recipes.

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dinner plate filled with peas and rice topped with creamy tuna mixture and crunchy potato chips.

MiMi’s Creamy Tuna Casserole

Carlee
Mimi's creamy tuna casserole is different than most, there's no pasta! It's baked and served over rice to make a comforting Lent friendly meal.
4.92 from 12 ratings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dinners
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 129 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 5 oz cans tuna, drained
  • 2 10.5 oz cans cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup crushed potato chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and grease an 8" square baking dish.
  • Stir together tuna, soup, milk, salt and pepper, Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Top with potato chips and bake for 15 more minutes.
  • Serve over rice with a side of peas.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 129kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 7gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 517mgFiber: 1g
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Recipe Rating




Sandy

Friday 26th of February 2021

I do have the tuna lasagna recipe - in my head. We should try to pull it out sometime soon.

Andrea Nine

Friday 26th of February 2021

Yum. I love a good tuna casserole and I do not mind a bit but the noodles are not in there, in fact, Mr. Nine would probably love this as you know he doesn’t like noodles, ha ha. The potato chips on top of the perfect crunchy and saltiness! Have a great weekend!

Carlee

Friday 26th of February 2021

I forgot he doesn't like pasta. So strange! ;-) This would be perfect for him then!