Low Fat Tuna Noodle Casserole

"This is a quick, economical dish that is also easy on the waistline. Not only that, it tastes good too! You can prepare it ahead of time and add the crumbs just before popping it in the oven but allow a few minutes longer in the oven to make sure it is piping hot."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
2-4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 425°F degrees.
  • Cook noodles, drain and set aside.
  • While the noodles are cooking in a skillet melt half the margarine over medium heat sauté the onions and celery until tender about 7 minutes; set aside.
  • In a bowl combine; cottage cheese and mayonnaise.
  • Stir in noodles and celery, onions, tuna, and Worcestershire sauce.
  • Salt and pepper to your taste.
  • Put noodle mixture in a 1 1/4-quart casserole dish.
  • Sprinkle with crumbs and dot with remaining margarine.
  • Bake until it turns golden brown (about 25 minutes).
  • Serve immediately.

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Reviews

  1. Tasty family meal..I have a picky 17 year old son..cleaned his plate...lol =)
     
  2. We thought this was just okay. Looking back at the recipe though it looks like I used more noodles than called for and forgot to add the salt & pepper. If I try this again, I'll be sure to add those, as well as maybe an extra can of tuna and some hot sauce. It was fun trying. Thanks for posting.
     
  3. I really liked this dish! It was simple and very tasty. I didn't change a thing at all although next time I may add a couple shakes of hot sauce to spice it up a tad. I used no yolk noodles and regular mayo.
     
  4. I am on a low fat, body building diet and this was perfect. I used 2 cans tuna, whole wheat pasta, no fat cottage cheese, no fat mayonnaise, and whole wheat rye crisp for crumble on top and it gave me the proteins and complex carbs I need. I enjoyed it.
     
  5. I followed the recipe as stated but added some no-salt seasoning. It is nice and creamy and the worcestershire sauce adds a nice zip to the dish.
     
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Tweaks

  1. This was a lot better than I expected it to be! I substituted diced red bell pepper for the celery, and fat free Miracle Whip for the mayonnaise. It only needed 20 minutes in the oven, as the topping was quite brown by that time. This is a great alternative to high-fat tuna casserole, and I will definitely be making it again!
     
  2. This recipe was wonderful! I used whole wheat sprial noodles instead of the egg noodles and low fat cheese-its instead of the soda crackers. My husband gobbled it up and told me to keep the recipe!
     

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