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Creamy Tuna Noodle Casserole

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Ingredients

The casserole

  • 12 ounces uncooked pasta of choice
  • 3 cans Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
  • 8 ounces mushrooms
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 ½ Tbsp. olive oil
  • ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • optional fresh parsley

The cream sauce

  • 2 cups raw cashews
  • 6 cups boiling water
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • 3 large cloves garlic
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 ½ cups plain, unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • pinch black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375℉.
  2. Soak the cashews in boiling water for about 30 minutes.
  3. Cook the pasta according to package directions, adding frozen peas in the last minute of cooking. Drain and set aside.
  4. In a skillet, heat olive oil and sauté onions and mushrooms until soft.
  5. Add the drained pasta, peas, and tuna to the skillet.
  6. Blend soaked cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic, lemon juice, almond milk, and salt until smooth.
  7. Pour the cream sauce over the pasta mixture and stir to combine.
  8. Sprinkle panko crumbs on top and bake for 15 minutes until bubbly and lightly browned.
  9. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with parsley if desired.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
6
Calories
425
Total fat
17g
Total carbohydrates
45g
Total protein
28g
Sodium
480mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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