Tuna Noodle Casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups medium noodles or 1 cup elbow macaroni
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 (11 ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup or 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 (9 1/4 ounce) can tuna, drained and broken into chunks
• 1/4 cup pimiento, chopped
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles or macaroni according to pkg directions and set aside.
• 2 meanwhile, in a saucepan cook celery and onion in butter or margarine till softened. stir in soup and milk.
• 3 gently stir in tuna, pimiento and the cooked noodles or macaroni.
• 4 sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.
• 5 extra-creamy tuna noodle casserole: prepare as above, but substitute 8 oz carton of sour cream or plain yogurt for the milk.
• 6 stir 1 to 2 tbsp of milk into mixture if needed to obtain desired consistency.
• 7 vegetable tuna noodle casserole: prepare as above and stir in 1 cup cooked vegetables with tuna.