Grandmother's Tuna Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup small curd cottage cheese
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 (6 3/4 ounce) can chunk tuna, drained
• 1 cup green peas (partially thawed)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook macaroni in lightly salted boiling water about 5-7 minute or until macaroni is aldente.
• 3 while macaroni is cooking, beat egg with salt, mustard in pepper in a medium bowl. stir in cottage cheese, sour cream, milk and 1/2 of cheddar cheese. save remaining cheese to sprinkle on top. refrigerate.
• 4 drain macaroni well and rinse with hot water. place into 2 quart casserole and keep warm.
• 5 stir egg mixture into cooked macaroni. break tuna into chunks, carefully stir tuna into macaroni mixture. sprinkle cheese on top. cover with foil.
• 6 bake in preheated oven 45 minute remove cover and bake 10 minute longer or until lightly browned. serve hot in casserole or spoon onto 6 plates.
• 7 this recipe is good doubled and can be frozen and re-heated in the microwave!