Tuna Alfredo Casserole Main Dish

Tuna Alfredo Casserole-Main Dish

From: Adapted from Linda at About.com Busy Cooks
Type: Main Dish
Serves: 6

Ingredients

3 cups of your favorite small pasta
10 oz Alfredo sauce
1 (12 oz) can of tuna, drained and chunked
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Cook pasta according to directions
Combine Alfredo sauce and tuna into a 2 quart baking dish
Add pasta to mixture
Top with cheese
Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes

Tip: Skip the baking. Drain pasta and return to large saucepan. Add tuna and Alfredo sauce. Serve in bowls and top with cheese.

Tuna Bisque Main Dish

Tuna Bisque-Main Dish

From: Adapted from Linda at About.com Busy Cooks
Type: Main Dish
Serves: 6

Ingredients

1 (10 oz) can cream of asparagus soup
1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup
2 ½ cups milk (can also use powdered or canned)
1 cup cream (can also use evaporated milk or half and half)
1/3 cup apple juice
¼ tsp dried thyme leaves

Directions

Combine all ingredients except tuna and apple juice in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
Add tuna and apple juice and heat through.

Six Can Tortilla Soup- Side Dish

Six Can Tortilla Soup- Side Dish

From: Adapted from Terryn at allrecipes.com
Type: Side Dish

Ingredients

1 (15 oz) can whole kernel corn, drained
2 (14.5 oz) cans chicken broth
1 (10 oz can chunk chicken, drained
1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained
1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with chili peppers, drained

Directions

Place all ingredients into a medium saucepan and simmer until heated through.

Greek Pasta-Main Dish

From: Adapted from Pillsbury One-Dish Meals February 2004
Recipe: Greek Pasta (Serves six to eight)
Type: Main Dish

Ingredients:
12 oz (4 cups uncooked ziti (long tubular pasta)
1 lb ground beef ( 2 pints canned meat)
½ cup onion chopped (4-6 Tablespoons dried )
2 cups pasta sauce
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
½ cup parmesan cheese grated
¼ cup breadcrumbs



Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain
Sautee onion
Cook ground meat in a large skillet until no longer pink. Drain.
Stir in pasta sauce, cinnamon, salt and pepper
Cook about 2 minutes until thoroughly heated.
Stir in cheese and breadcrumbs
Pour pasta into a large bowl.
Stir in meat mixture a little at a time

Southwestern Spaghetti- Main Dish

Southwest Spaghetti

From: Adapted from Pillsbury One-Dish Meals February 2004
Recipe: Southwest Spaghetti (Serves four to six)
Type: Main Dish

Ingredients:
6 oz uncooked spaghetti, broken into thirds
½ lb. lean ground turkey ( 2 pints canned meat)
1 ¼ cups salsa
1 can (11 oz) Mexicorn (corn and bell pepper mixture)
1 can (15 oz) black beans drained and rinsed (kidney beans work well)
1 tsp cumin
6 oz shredded cheddar cheese


Cook spaghetti as directed on package. Drain
Cook ground meat in a large skillet until no longer pink. Drain.
Stir in salsa, corn, beans and cumin
Cook about 2 minutes until thoroughly heated.
Pour spaghetti into a large bowl.
Stir in meat mixture a little at a time
Stir in cheese and mix until melted