Tuna Lasagne

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 3 cups milk
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can tuna, drained
• 1/4 cup chopped pimiento
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 melt 1/3 cu butter in saucepan or large skillet. add onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic, saute until crisp-tender.
• 3 stir in flour, salt, and pepper; remove from heat.
• 4 stir in milk.
• 5 heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• 6 boil & stir for 1 minute.
• 7 stir in tuna & pimiento. remove from heat.
• 8 in ungreased 13x9x2 casserole, spread thin layer of sauce.
• 9 layer 1/3 each of the noodles, cheddar cheese, and sauce; repeat 2 times.
• 10 in small pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter, then add bread crumbs.
• 11 stir until butter is absorbed; remove from heat.
• 12 add parmesan and paprika; sprinkler mixture over top of casserole.
• 13 cover with tin foil & bake for 30 minutes.
• 14 remove foil & cook for additional 10-15 minutes.
• 15 let stand 10 minutes before serving.