Tuna Casserole for a family of four!
$6 Meals from the DMK Kitchen are meal ideas with semi-homemade recipes designed for any budget-minded family seeking delicious, low cost meals. Each meal has three options with the first option always $6 or less! So dig in!
Tuna Casserole is one of the most common meals prepared in budget minded households around the country. It's prepared by utilizing pantry items or refrigerated staples. It makes for a perfect last-minute or emergency dinner when no other meat is defrosted or your weekly trip to the grocery store was delayed.
So, keep these items on hand and you'll avoid those costly trips to the local drive-thru that will add as much as $25 per trip to your weekly food costs!
Ingredients:
Budget Meal
$6 or less Tuna Casserole
.60 - 8 ounces egg noodles (1/2 bag, cooked and rained)
1.00 - can of cream of celery or cream of mushroom soup
.40 - 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup of evaporated milk (.65)
.25 - 1/2 cup mayonnaise
2.00 - 10 ounces of tuna (2 cans, drained - white, if possible)
.25 - 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 2 tsp onion powder
.75 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
.25 - 1 tbsp butter and
.50 - 1 cup of crushed corn flakes, potato chips, crispy fried onions or bread crumps (whatever you have in your pantry)
Budget Meal w/Serious Possibilities
$10 or less Loaded Tuna Casserole
$6 above ingredients
.50 - 1 can peas (15 ounces, drained)
.50 - 1/2 small white chopped onion
.50 - 2 tbsp chopped Pimento
$2.00 - 8 ounces sliced mushrooms (canned or fresh)
.50 - 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
Super Simple Directions:
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter in a small mixing bowl, then mix in bread crumbs (or other toppings), set aside. Stir together all items above listed in blue in a large mixing bowl and pour into a 9 x 13 casserole dish (sprayed with nonstick cooking spray). Cook for 20 minutes, stir and top with bread crumb/butter mixture. Bake 5 more minutes or until brown.
Serve and enjoy!
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