Tuna Fish Shells
"This recipe was handed to my mother by her mother, from about a hundred years ago. I have over the years adapted it to my own tastes, and I personally believe that the cheese is the key. This is great favorite for when you are not well, and need something simple and light."
photo by eatrealfood
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water, drained
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
- 3⁄4 cup water or 3/4 cup milk, your choice
- 8 ounces elbow macaroni or 8 ounces shell macaroni
- 1 medium onion, chopped small pcs
- 1 stalk celery, chopped (optional)
- 6 slices American cheese
- 1 1 cup cheddar cheese (your favorite) or 1 cup swiss cheese (your favorite)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cook macaroni according to package instructions.
- Then separately, simmer onion and celery together (I have quit using the celery altogether, myself).
- When onion is tender, add mushroom soup, with either half a can of water or milk (I use water).
- I have begun adding the drained tuna into this mixture at this point.
- When macaroni is ready, (approx 8- 10 minutes).
- Combine in casserole dish, with the soup mixture, and tuna if not already in soup mixture.
- Then stir in the shredded cheese.
- Layer on the top, the slices of American cheese, so that the entire top is covered.
- Bake in oven for about 10 minutes or until cheese is nicely melted over the top.
- Serve and enjoy.
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Reviews
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I baked it uncovered for 15 minutes, then put the cheese slices on top and baked it 10 minutes more. Used grated cheddar. Good taste. Husband liked it. -
Pretty good. Needed some veggies in it, next time I will add some peas to give it more flavor. I loved how cheesy it was.
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Good, quick and easy. I made half a recipe because I had a half can of soup to use up; I left the tuna amount the same and halved the rest. Will probably use again when I need to use up cream of whatever soup. Thanks for sharing :) -
we liked this. i used shell pasta, dispensed with the celery (didn't have any) and the american cheese (which i don't like much). it was a good quick weeknight fix and probably one that i will resort to again if pressed for time.
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I needed a quick dinner using Tuna that kids could help with and EAT.. this was it! I added some sweet leftover cornbread in the bottom of the casserole dish that set up like a crust and everybody loved it. I substitued cream of chicken soup (since I have a mushroom hater) and used two cans of Tuna.
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