Gramma's Rice Tuna Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (120 g) cans tuna, drained
• 2 cups rice, uncooked
• 2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 0.5 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes
• 1 medium onion, chopped

Recipe

• 1 prepare rice according to package, preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 place tuna and onions in large mixing bowl. squish plum tomatoes in your hand to yield smaller pieces of them. once done, mix tuna, onions and tomatoes together.
• 3 ten minutes or so before rice is done cooking, place milk in a medium saucepan, add pepper and cornstarch. whisk until the cornstarch doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. add in butter and turn a burner on to med-hi.
• 4 continue whisking, or the milk will burn. once the milk mix gets hot enough to start boiling, it will thicken, turn off burner, and whisk for another 30 seconds.
• 5 add milk mixture to the tuna mixture. stir mix until everything is well incorporated.
• 6 add rice to tuna mixture. after everything is well incorporated, pour mix into a 9x13" casserole dish. place in oven and bake for about 35 minutes. if you want a crispier top, raise temperature to 400°f.
• 7 take out of oven and enjoy!