Name: Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3¼ cups fusilli pasta; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 1½ cups Cheddar Cheese; 3 tsp lemon juice; ½ tsp mustard powder; Salt and ground black pepper; 15 oz tuna packed in water; ¼ cup dry bread crumbs

How To Make Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole

Incredibly cheesy and easy to make, this baked tuna noodle casserole is loaded with delicious tuna goodness and fusilli noodles topped with lots of cheddar!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Serves:

Ingredients

3¼cupsfusilli pasta
2tbspbutter
2tbspall-purpose flour
2cupsmilk
1½cupscheddar cheese,shredded, divided
3tsplemon juice
½tspmustard powder
salt and ground black pepper,to taste
15oztuna packed in water,drained, flaked
¼cupdry bread crumbs

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the fusilli in boiling water, stirring occasionally for about 12 minutes until tender yet firm to the bite.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, stirring constantly for about 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and gradually pour in the milk, whisking constantly the entire time to avoid lumps from forming.
Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly for about 2 minutes until slightly thickened. Stir in ½ of the cheddar cheese. Add the lemon juice, mustard powder, salt, and pepper, and mix well.
Drain the fusilli and fold into the sauce. Mix in the tuna.
Pour the mixture into an 8-inch casserole dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Top with the remaining cheddar cheese.
Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden.
Serve hot, and enjoy!