Tuna Noodle Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• butter or margarine
• 2 large celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cracked pepper
• 3 cups milk
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, cut up
• 1 (8 ounce) package thin egg noodles
• 1/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can tuna, drained and flaked

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 in 4-quart saucepan over medium heat, in 4 tbsp of hot butter, cook celery and green onions until tender, stirring frequently.
• 3 stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended.
• 4 cook 1 minute.
• 5 gradually stir in milk.
• 6 cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens slightly and boils.
• 7 stir in cream cheese until melted.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 prepare noodles as directed on label and drain.
• 10 melt 2 tbsp butter in a small sauce pan.
• 11 stir in bread crumbs.
• 12 stir tuna and noodles gently into cheese sauce.
• 13 pour mixture into a 12x8-inch baking dish.
• 14 sprinkle with bread crumb mixture.
• 15 bake 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.