This tuna noodle originally comes from one of Chrissy Teigens cookbooks. I have seen several blogs post their version and I took one of those versions and modified it to fit my family. Mainly I left out the peas, my husband and I do not like peas in our tuna noodle. Well, I also left out the celery. When I was planning this meal I was just not feeling the celery in a tuna noodle casserole.
This is a classic tuna noodle casserole loaded with cheese and has a spicy little kick to it, thanks to the fresh jalapeños and jalapeño chips. I absolutely loved this tuna noodle, but how could I not! I love spicy things and I love cheesy things.
Cheesy Jalapeño Tuna Noodle
Ingredients:
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16 ounces
cavatappi pasta - 3-10.5 ounce cans low sodium cream of mushroom soup
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3-5 ounce
cans tuna fish, drained -
12 ounces
extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded -
2 cups
milk -
1/4 cup
diced jalapeños -
1 teaspoon
ground black pepper
Topping
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3 cups
jalapeño flavored kettle chips -
4 ounces
extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350º F. Spray a deep 9×13 inch baking dish with coking spray.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions, cooking 2 minutes less than the lowest cook time. Drain the pasta well and transfer to a large bowl.
- To the pasta, add the mushroom soup, tuna fish, cheddar cheese, milk, jalapeños and black pepper. Stir to combine all the ingredients well. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
- Place the chips into a large ziploc bag and crush them, leaving some fairly big pieces.
- Add the cheese to the bag and toss to combine. Sprinkle the mixture over the tuna noodle.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until the top is golden and the casserole is bubbling hot.
Enjoy!!!
Notes:
I used tuna packed in water.
Instead of kettle chips you could use regular jalapeño potato chips.
Nutrition Facts |
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Servings: 8 |
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Amount Per Serving |
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Calories: 679 |
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Total Fat |
31.7g |
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Saturated Fat |
12g |
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Trans Fat |
0g |
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Polyunsaturated Fat |
0.3g |
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Monounsaturated Fat |
2g |
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Cholesterol |
86.2mg |
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Sodium |
1,330.8mg |
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Total Carbohydrates |
56.6g |
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Dietary Fiber |
2.7g |
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Sugars |
5.7g |
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Protein |
37.5g |
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Calcium |
6.4% |
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Iron |
12.7% |
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Potassium |
330.6mg |
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Vitamin A |
2.9% |
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Vitamin C |
6.6% |
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*Nutritional information will vary depending on the brands you use. |
*Adapted from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen.