I had my mom send me this recipe, I've been craving it for months! I took liberty with couple of ingredients, the alternates are in parenthesis. It ended up being a healthier alternative to the original.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped onion (1 shallot)
2 tbs butter or margarine
1 can cream of mushroom soup (reduced fat, tasted just as delicious)
1/2 cup milk (fat free)
1/2 cup drained chopped canned tomatoes (1 fresh, chopped)
2 cups medium noodles, uncooked (wheat penne)
1 cup peas
2 cans (7 oz) tuna draned & flaked
While cooking the noodles (don't over cook, they will soak up a little of the milk), grab a sauce pan that can fit all the ingredients.
In sauce pan, cook onion (or shallot) in butter until tender; stir in remaining ingredients until everything is in the sauce pan. I added frozen peas and let them cook a while with all the ingredients, you can use cooked peas too.
Salt and pepper to taste (I didn't use any).
Pour into 2 quart shallow baking dish.
Bake 400 for 20 min.
Stir and top with sliced cheese (I used shredded cheddar to cover the top lightly, about 2-3 cups) and croutons if desired. Bake until cheese melts.
I am a huge fan of shallots, love the flavor, but it tastes just as good with onion. I'm not a big fan of peas and this dish gets me every time. It's a good recipe to be flexible with. You can add cooked carrots if you don't want as many peas (for me, one cup is bordering on too much). I think I remember my Grandma using rotini pasta, but the consistency of wheat tasted great. If you try it and did something different please post and let me know the result!
Love this recipe, love my grandma!
