Tuna Rice Casserole
By: Kyle Dalakas
Published: Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 11:20am

Ingredients




2/3 Cup Chopped Onion
2/3 Cup Chopped Celery
2 Tbsp. Butter
1-10 1/2 Can Cream of Celery Soup (Cream of potato also works well in this recipe)
1 1/2 Cups Milk
1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
4- 5 Oz. Cans Tuna, drained
1-6 Oz. Can Large Black Olives, drained and sliced
3 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
2 Tbsp. Paprika
2 Tbsp. Dried Oregano
1/2 Tsp. Black Pepper
3 Cups Cooked Long Grain Rice

Preparation

1 Heat oven to 375 degrees. 2 In a medium sized skillet, saute onion and celery in butter until tender but not brown, about 5 to 6 minutes. 3 In a large bowl, whisk cream soup well with milk.  Add sautéed vegetables,  sliced olives, parmesan cheese, lemon juice, paprika, oregano and pepper.  Stir in drained tuna and cooked rice.  Mix well. 4 Pour into a buttered 10″ x 9 1/2″ x 3″ casserole and sprinkle with additional paprika and oregano 5 Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbly and browned. 6 Serves 6 to 8

About

Tuna Rice Casserole is  a family favorite! Easy, tasty and nutritious meatless main dish!