Tuna Elbows Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 can flaked tuna (, water packed is best)
• 1 cup diced celery
• 2 green onions, thinly chopped
• 1 chopped sweet bell pepper (, green or red look best)
• 1 can low-fat cream of celery soup, undiluted
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 1 cup shredded mild cheese (, cheddar, mozzarella, etc.)
• 1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• black pepper (about 1 tsp)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook the macaroni until just tender and drain.
• 3 combine cooked macaroni, tuna, celery, onion and bell pepper in a large bowl.
• 4 heat the undiluted soup with the milk in a small saucepan.
• 5 when it is smooth, add the cheese and keep cooking it until the cheese is melted.
• 6 remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the mayonnaise and the black pepper.
• 7 pour the saucepan contents over the macaroni mixture in the bowl and mix it up well to combine.
• 8 pour the whole thing into a medium sized casserole dish (about 2 quart) that has been sprayed with no-stick spray.
• 9 bake for 30 minutes.