The Tuna Casserole Everyone Should Know How To Make

[@deeashley780]

Our family also has a special tuna casserole we all love and fight over my Grandmother’s recipe card. I was lucky enough to be willed her recipe box when she passed. All my cousins are still so angry over that. I did gain some brownie points this Christmas though. I hand copied out ALL her recipes and sent them in Christmas cards.

[@mpowerewd22]

You are incredible for that. Food is what brings us together. I'm sure she's happy your whole family is keeping her recipes and traditions alive.

[@austinblake55]

Wholesome

[@cyndifoore7743]

Good call cousin.

[@XavierKatzone]

So where's the recipe? 😉

[@XavierKatzone]

Here's my variation on my own mom's tuna casserole from my boyhood. She would have been 103-YO this year. ❤️ Try it! ... FILLING 2-*3* cans (7 oz) oil-packed ALBACORE or YELLOWFIN (AHI) TUNA , drained (small cans are 4 oz, large cans 9-oz; may have added more than 7-oz - may try olive oil-packed) 1-*2 or 3* jars CANNED MUSHROOMS - Pennsylvania Dutchman jarred OR FRESH/sautéd 8-*16*oz noodles (PROB a POUND of WIDE EGG NOODLES!), cooked, COOLED under running water, & DRAINED 1 1/2 to *2* cups SOUR CREAM (OR creme fraishe - usually added MORE!) 3/4 cup MILK *1 1/2 teaspoon SALT, to TASTE *1/4 teaspoon PEPPER, to TASTE CAYENNE PEPPER, to TASTE * TOPPING - Double or TRIPLE! * 1/4 cup fine dry BREAD CRUMBS (probably Progresso PLAIN, maybe ITALIAN*; could also use PANKO, or FRESH) 1/4 cup grated PARMESAN cheese DRY PARSLEY in mix and for topping 2 tbsp melted BUTTER (or olive oil) *Dried PARSLEY if using Plain (non-Italian) CRUMBS OPT: PAPRIKA on top OPT: PARMESAN & DRIED PARSLEY on top SIDE - Mom would have served a basic lettuce salad with corn oil & white vinegar, salt & pepper - OR (better yet) a SLICED GREEN PEPPER in oil and vinegar, salt & pepper - as the side. INSTRUCTIONS Mix topping Mix TUNA & MUSHROOMS, SALT & PEPPER Mix filling with al dente noodles and sprinkle with topping. (Mom used a large round clear-glass Pyrex bowl - use a 9x14" Pyrex dish - more surface area for crispy topping!) Bake at 350° F for 30 minutes.

[@thatdudecancook]

Drop some of your favorite comfort food dishes in the comments section so we can keep this party going. I just looked up my birthday online and the answer I got was May 30th 1987...Today is my birthday I can assure you. Hope you all had a great start to this year so far and I'll see YOU TOMORROW.

[@JeffBitler]

Happy Birthday Sonny!

[@deeashley780]

Happy happy birthday, Sonny!

[@TheItsmatt07]

Happy birthday! Mine is tomorrow. Thumbs up for all of us Kids that grew up with the Christmas-birthday present combos 🙌🔥🔥😂

[@virgoviking2331]

I know it's simple but chicken noodle soup, but my grandma made the noodles and they were thin and thick. It just takes me right back to the first time I had it

[@douglasd327]

Happy birthday bro-🎪🎈🎢🎁😃 how about whipping us up a chicken pot pie, clam chowder, also some scalloped potatoes at different times though😂 😋

[@mtmarcy4495]

This might sound weird and I'm not even sure it counts a comfort food, but I really miss my Mom's salmon patties on Friday nights. Miss Mom too.

[@mrbungle7586]

Salmon patties, yum, certainly comfort food. Friday night specials, I remember well, good memories. Your comment almost brought tears to my eyes. Cheers

[@kimberlys.7097]

Comfort food is different in every family for sure.

[@4ll1d0155m0k3w33d]

Keep the legacy going and start making them yourself on Fridays! RIP to your Momma.

[@donnar9864]

My moma used to make them for me too.. and I also miss my moma..

[@Trblsum96]

Salmon patties is definitely comfort food! Take it from a Kentuckian.

[@XavierKatzone]

Made it - very hearty, tasty, comfort dish! 👍👍👍 You shared your mom's, so here's my variation on my own mom's tuna casserole from my boyhood. She would have been 103-YO this year. ❤️ Try it! ... FILLING 2-*3* cans (7 oz) oil-packed ALBACORE or YELLOWFIN (AHI) TUNA , drained (small cans are 4 oz, large cans 9-oz; may have added more than 7-oz - may try olive oil-packed) 1-*2 or 3* jars CANNED MUSHROOMS - Pennsylvania Dutchman jarred OR FRESH/sautéd 8-*16*oz noodles (PROB a POUND of WIDE EGG NOODLES!), cooked, COOLED under running water, & DRAINED 1 1/2 to *2* cups SOUR CREAM (OR creme fraishe - usually added MORE!) 3/4 cup MILK *1 1/2 teaspoon SALT, to TASTE *1/4 teaspoon PEPPER, to TASTE CAYENNE PEPPER, to TASTE * TOPPING - Double or TRIPLE! * 1/4 cup fine dry BREAD CRUMBS (probably Progresso PLAIN, maybe ITALIAN*; could also use PANKO, or FRESH) 1/4 cup grated PARMESAN cheese DRY PARSLEY in mix and for topping 2 tbsp melted BUTTER (or olive oil) *Dried PARSLEY if using Plain (non-Italian) CRUMBS OPT: PAPRIKA on top OPT: PARMESAN & DRIED PARSLEY on top SIDE - Mom would have served a basic lettuce salad with corn oil & white vinegar, salt & pepper - OR (better yet) a SLICED GREEN PEPPER in oil and vinegar, salt & pepper - as the side. INSTRUCTIONS Mix topping Mix TUNA & MUSHROOMS, SALT & PEPPER Mix filling with al dente noodles and sprinkle with topping. (Mom used a large round clear-glass Pyrex bowl - use a 9x14" Pyrex dish - more surface area for crispy topping!) Bake at 350° F for 30 minutes.

[@willlowbridge350]

I made this tonight for the family, my daughter is flu sick at the moment and really liked this warm comforting, cheesy, pea and tuna casserole. Your tips on the white sauce, whisk, seize up add milk repeat 🤛 The breadcrumb topper, cheese (melt butter) mix with a little Rosemary salt iykyk. was a new one for me and will be a keeper, again great tips, boss little touches lift the results. Learning from one of the best. Thank you sir.

[@WastingAngel000]

Well firstly…HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉 This casserole looks filling and wonderful and not enough people appreciate tuna casserole. The most memorable comfort food for me is a straight up Bologna sandwich…white bread, no crust, Mayo on both sides and 2 slices of Bologna cut diagonally of course because it tastes better. For an extra pinch of comfort/nostalgia, I turn on a DCOM. (If you know you know!)

[@dirkgibbens377]

I agree… and I had a bologna sandwich for lunch earlier today. 👍👍

[@Widgeonwatcher]

Same here! I don’t eat it often but every now and then I like it to take me back… I like mine with American cheese and a little yellow mustard.

[@dirkgibbens377]

@@Widgeonwatcher I do that sometimes too. Today I went big… 4 slices of bologna, cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce, Miracle Whip. I attribute my Bengals win over KC to clinch the AFC North to my super-sammie. LOL

[@dy9278]

@@dirkgibbens377 It was the Miracle Whip.

[@slickrick8046]

Tuna casserole is a regional dish that people predominantly eat up north. It’s not considered comfort food in the South.

[@allyknows6328]

The day I was born I was told my mom was making Tuna casserole. I never like Tuna casserole. But... This recipe makes me want to give it a go and make it. Thanks Sonny. I think the technician and Tuna you used sold me. BTW I'm 60 years old. I think it's time to try it again. 😁

[@ronnies3798]

Food can have such a strong association with memories of the past. I remember when I was a child in Palestine, one of my fondest memories of food was eating this wonderful hardy pita bread my grandmother used to make in this old wood-fired oven she had in her garden, along with fresh olive oil from the nearby farmlands. We'd dip the bread in the oil, then dip it in some zaatar, and eat it with some tea. Sadly, I can't quite recreate that memory over here in America - the strong taste of the herbs in the zaatar and the unique, deep flavor of the olive oil from back home is just impossible to get with ingredients you find at markets around here. I truly do miss those days. Thanks for sharing, Sonny! Maybe these awesome recipes you share will help someone create memories of their own someday :)

[@camhamster3891]

Tuna casserole is the Long Island Iced Tea of casseroles- a little too easy to put away in large quantities. Happy Birthday

[@barbarawhite4257]

Tuna casserole has many variations and twists on ingredients, but the one true connection seems to be our childhood! 😀🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@justiceharrison5142]

Hello there Barbara nice meeting you here

[@piapadmore430]

Truth❤

[@englishatheart]

As someone from a toxic "family," there's literally no food (other than instant ramen, which I made myself) that makes me feel nostalgic. I envy those with nostalgic memories.

[@dawnjohnson8739]

😢 I’m sorry. Hopefully, your life is better now.

[@RightWayBBQ]

food brings us back to the past, makes me miss my dad and some of his amazing food 🔥 Keep it up sonny!

[@wyvernranger6923]

[@jonathonwilliamson9879]

Happy birthday and thanks Sonny. This is an old school meal that my mom also made especially for as she would say, “My Three Sons”. And surprisingly enough it was nearly identical to yours moms. We had this meal through the 50s and 60s along with chicken pot pies on bowling nights weekly. Bless our moms.

[@jspyrogram]

I love your recipes and tips…but your fun, sense of humor is the cherry on top! Thanks!

[@girlgoneprimal]

Best Tuna Casserole I have ever eaten! My family LOVED this and it's now our only tuna casserole recipe! Thank you!

[@lookmomnohands2024]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONNY! Your channel is addicting! I'm hooked. Originally traumatized by your fridge abuse ...I now I look forward to it??? What does that say about me? It's like I've become desensitized to "appliance violence". I will make this dish for sure however I plan to put crushed onion flavored kettle chips on top instead of the panko. Sorry, not sorry.

[@jonathanstephens1551]

Appliance violence! Love it, Sheila!!

[@scattycat38]

😂 the fridge abuse :P

[@davidbuben3262]

B-4 I even watch this I have to say, Sonny, tuna casserole is absolutely one of my favorite comfort foods. Yes, my Mom's. All my comfort foods are from my childhood. Especially chicken and dumplings, and I have failed at every attempt to recreate it. America's test kitchen has a recipe for tagliatelle with prosciutto and peas. I've made it many times for friends and family and as a side dish. Could easily be the main course. Never any leftovers. However it reminded me of tuna casserole. So I made it with tuna instead of prosciutto. Magnifico! Your the best, man.

[@anthonydolio8118]

I agree. I love tuna casserole. Nowadays, I make a much simpler paired-down version. And I still like it.

[@auntlynnie]

Looks amazing! My tip, if anyone dislikes or can’t eat tuna for any reason, is to use shredded (or chunked) chicken.

[@aaronarshad3687]

A very hearty dish! Good alternative to a Stew. I don't eat Stew often at all but the nostalgia does stick with me. Does anyone else think Stew has that nostalgic feeling on them?

[@dawnjohnson8739]

This is a great recipe! I realized, besides making tuna casserole, I can use this recipe for chicken casserole, too. I love that! So, easy, too, just keep putting stuff in one pot. I did let the sauce get a little too thick before putting it in the oven, but will do it right next time. Thank you!!

[@donnalynn286]

I was never a fan of tuna noodle casserole because people made it with canned soup but this looks delicious and I can't wait to try it. Thank you

[@justiceharrison5142]

Hello there Donna nice meeting you here

[@thegodofpez]

I love seeing family recipes shared with the world! Thank you, Sonny. Tuna casserole is easily up there for me as well in the comfort food realm. 🙌👏👏👏

[@GoodGuyWithGun]

My wife HATES tuna casserole. Until I made this for her. Thank you for broadening her palate.

[@elenichristoforides8033]

Alright, buddy. I want to know 1) what size baking dish did you use, what was the dimensions of the base, and did you cover it at all? 2) How long does it take for for rue to take between adding more milk? 3) Does it need to be served immediately? Can I bake it, let it sit and reheat in the oven? What's the convention for timing this dish for dinner? Mine is in the over baking. It did not fit into one dish, so I have a personal size in there too. Next time i want to find a more shallow dish, I am afraid mine wont bake evenly because it's too tall. The proportions seem balanced and I am excited for how it turns out. I added milk to rue too quickly without letting it come together, but then I let it cook for a minute at a time in between stirs, and it ultimately came together. I also added peas after adding the pasta, which is harder to incorporate, so follow his sequence for ease! Feeling tre Minnesotan, my first ever casserole having been born and raised here. Thanks for the recipe!

[@nateb2715]

I always think of tuna casserole as cheap comfort food. I would never throw a $6 can of tuna into this, you want the chunk light tuna that is only $2 per can, the more expensive stuff isn't going to elevate this. That being said, I am making tuna casserole tonight, that is why I am watching this video now. Love this stuff.

[@carbine090909]

I love these longer form videos, where you talk us through it and explain the details. Thank you! And Happy Birthday! Tuna noodle casserole is my absolute favorite of all the casseroles in all of Christendom and beyond. Sgt. Gilbert knows.

[@jameshines6486]

This the best cooking show hands down. Love the personality. The fridge looks like a scratch and dent. 🤣

[@MrGamerAsian]

0:58 "if you know what youre looking for it's much easier to find" that hit deep bro

[@chanceDdog2009]

God bless this man's Mom. She gave us a treasure!

[@CtrlAltDfeat]

That ending with the extra wound up you know I love you was awesome.

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

It's one of my favourite childhood comfort foods too. My Mum used to put pineapple in though. Making one at the moment with a jar of sauce... not the same.

[@carolynleard9108]

I had kind of forgotten about tuna casserole. Thank you for the reminder! Yes, everybody uses their mom‘s recipe! Yours is very similar to ours. We also added some chopped celery to give it a little bit of crunch. Guess I’ll be making this for dinner tomorrow night.!

[@emes8742]

I have no idea tuna casserole could be made like that. Growing up, mom opened a can of tuna and throw it over some noodles. I thought that’s what tina casserole was. Sonny, you are so lucky.

[@chrisdoe3642]

Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, it made me think of my mom and what she shared with me. I love a good Tuna Caserole and i look foward to doing this one, this recipe also covers a variety of techniques like how to make baked mac and cheese. Thank you for the pride you put in, it really shows.

[@fruitsnacks12]

My birthday meal as a kid was my mom’s spaghetti and clams. She would just melt a stick of butter, add garlic, 1 can of minced clams with the juice, and a splash of white wine. Fresh parsley on top and I was in heaven! 😊

[@Ena48145]

The roux video would be amazing!! I'm one of the closer to black roux type of self taught kitchen chefs who do medium high for 15 minutes and I'm done. The flavor is just indescribable. I made my best gumbo yet last month. Edit: Happy Birthday!!!

[@bv7594]

Happy belated birthday Sonny! I just love your channel! Life is so stressful and make it much easier!! Thank you much!😎😎

[@TelecasterXL]

Made this tonight for myself and my lady. She usually doesn’t eat much but she had a second helping. It’s very good!

[@AccessKelly]

Fantastic recipe. Followed you to the letter on everything except I used up two cans of evaporated milk along with regular milk. Very creamy! Oh and I only had canned peas (no salt added) on hand.

[@seanmulligan8182]

Nothing tastes better than nostalgia. Those memories...

[@crazyrabbit_]

Happy Birthday Sonny! 🥳 Thanks for making our lives a little bit better with your positivity and your recipes! ☺

[@69adrummer]

When I miss my mom, I remake her recipes. She's gone, but it's one way to fill the house with familiar smells and remember the cherished times

[@savannahbuyser2322]

I got impatient and messed up the roux, so it turned out to be a rather soupy tuna casserole. Still very good though! I added a touch of Dijon mustard to deepen the flavor a bit. Thank you for your in depth recipes! They are played out in such a way that they extremely easy for me to understand.

[@retro8919]

I don’t eat tuna often but I’m tempted to try this one

[@chanceDdog2009]

How about salmon?

[@retro8919]

@@chanceDdog2009 wife is allergic, so it’s not an option!

[@chanceDdog2009]

@@retro8919 puppy kiss ❤️

[@zephyrsVI]

Hey Dude, thank you for the tuna casserole recipe. I didn't have any peas, and I put minced garlic in with the onions... We all love it, thank you to you and your Mom.

[@carterjunction7158]

Thanks for helping me get dinner on the table tonight! Easy, simple, straight forward directions. Loved it!

[@MyHealingBasket]

I made your dish and wow, so good! Use oat milk instead, and gluten free flour. The panko crumbs topping is superb 👌 A definite repeat! 👍

[@morganbrasee5639]

Dude tuna cassorole is on of my top ten for sure... my grandmother made a similar version but used potatoe chips on top instead of breadcrumb.... so good

[@MrVovansim]

My wife loves tuna casserole. I make it pretty much exactly how you do here. But she still likes her version better: boil pasta, dump water out, add canned tuna and miracle whip, mix, eat. I'll grant that her version comes together in 15 minutes and she apparently used to eat that a lot as a kid, so she likes it that way, but I still can't bring myself to eat that. So she only makes it for herself for lunch on days when the kids are at school.

[@JeffBitler]

I grew up eating tuna noodle casserole too! Ah, yummy memories!

[@juliettek.9440]

So this was certainly not a dish I can say I grew up eating, though in America that happens a lot with me. This was a dish I came to try only a couple times in my life and I have lived every experience with it. I hope to try it again with this very recipe thank you so much for sharing.

[@BrezzP]

Made this for my family today they loved it. I used cheddar and parmesan mixture for cheese inside and topped.

[@SpartanMJO12]

My favourite comfort food is my mum's tuna pasta bake, which given the similarities... I think I'll be giving this dish a go very soon 👍

[@aaronarshad3687]

Sounds good! Like a similar rendition of you will.

[@gregbradshaw7220]

It’s tuna noodle casserole lol. I bet you call egg salad sandwich an “egg mayo sarnie”.

[@aaronarshad3687]

@@gregbradshaw7220 Lol, no we call it an "Egg Mayo". Funny guy you are for your assumption. Usually the dish would simply be called "Tuna Casserole", not "Tuna Noodle Casserole" 🤣🤣

[@aaronarshad3687]

@@gregbradshaw7220 So you basically assume the wrong name and also call the present Dish in the video the wrong name.

[@gregbradshaw7220]

@@aaronarshad3687 nah MATE the original Version was made from a campbells soup recipe from like 100 years ago and that’s what they called it me ol mucka

[@MostRecentVersion]

Happy birthday sonny!!!! It’s the first snow of the season today and you already know I’m making this for my family. Looks perfect for a snowy day inside.

[@thegonz7833]

I can almost taste the tuna helper mom made in the early 70s,my mom wasn't as talented as yours..Sure do miss her...........GREAT VID!

[@halaldigest]

Never had tuna casserole let alone watched a video on. Best introduction to it for sure 💯.

[@frankmoran4695]

Thanks for this chef. I was looking for this type of recipe tonight. Thinking about my mom who passed almost three years ago; she always made a version of this when times were a little tight. I didn’t care for it until I got a bit older, but now I would kill for her recipes.

[@kevinwright4088]

Better then a tuna sandwich the tuna casserole is filling it is like every house person must know how to cook it. This will preserve the fishing industry/oceans and it is one of the best meals you can make.

[@ConstantCompanion]

First..HAPPY BIRTHDAY! My sister's was yesterday as well. My favorites are classic reliable recipes. I do a lot of things in the kitchen, but my family really does prefer the standbys. I haven't made a tuna casserole in a long time. Think I'm going to pull it out for dinner. Thanks for sharing!

[@fheering]

This video showed me that I probably don’t cook the roux for as long as it would need. A tutorial on how to make a proper roux would be highly appreciated!

[@tashahantz4643]

I have never had tuna casserole before and thought I'd try it for first time today. that's how I found this video, and I'm going to go make it RIGHT NOW 🤤

[@Blitzkrieg1976]

Nice. I had ro grab some pants for work for easy money. I went to goodwill, and ventured off to find a butter dish, which I found. I also found that Corning wear white baking dish with the little blue flowers that I remember so fondly, perfectly square. I'm 😊happy.

[@aaronarshad3687]

Happy Birthday Bud! Thank you for your generous hard work. If only the world appreciated you more!

[@lynnettawilliams2138]

Me too a good tuna casserole brings back memories to my child hood and macaroni tomatoes too

[@larrysmith2249]

My favorite comfort food is creamed peas with new potatoes. Hard to beat during a cold Midwest Winter.

[@michaelshadwick3487]

Happy Belated Birthday Chef Sonny.. your mother taught you well. Sgt Gilbert's battle scar is commendable. Cheers !

[@valmontdraconus]

I've recently learned that almost every family has a family recipe for tuna casserole or tuna "helper". It's just one of those things.

[@debbiezullo7056]

Your mom made tuna casserole close to mine with the exception, some thinly sliced celery, and sautéed with the onions. Breadcrumbs, I did not see panko around when I was little. Happy Birthday💋

[@soniagonzales9144]

I bought a ring at an antique store for 8 dollars that I love, and this is the exact same one. Wow, I love the video. Thanks!

[@BillBraskyy]

That actually looks good. I didn't grow up eating casserole; I've heard of it on tv n sht, and the thought of it always grossed me out (especially the words "tuna" and "casserole" in the same sentence), and so for years I never had it or knew what a casserole was. Now my brother-in-law, his mom raised him on casseroles and so when he joined our family, green bean casserole is what he always brought to family dinners and so the first time I had it was in 2012, and honestly I didn't care for it because of the canned cream of mushroom. I've tried other casseroles since then and they all have cream of mushroom in them. I googled what a casserole was back then and saw that is like _the ingredient_ that is a staple of casseroles of all types, and so I stayed away from them all and dismissed the casserole as a weird/gross upper Midwest dish... But as I said at the beginning, this actually looks pretty good. The onions cooking in butter, all the cheese, the tuna actually looked nice (as opposed to the tuna I remember from elementary school looking like wet Purina cat food lol) and the breadcrumb crust. It looks like really good comfort food. Oh, and no cream of mushroom 👌🏿 haha

[@Loukie69]

A very big happy happy to Sonny. Thanks for all the great content.

[@benadams8819]

For anyone who likes more taste in their crust you can do what I always do, which is to replace the panko with a simple chicken flavored stuffing mix! That’s the way my mom cooked it and I’ve always done it the same way :)

[@akingbadeoluwakemi2161]

Happy birthday Sonny, may all your dreams come true. Lots of love from Nigeria

[@adamoldershaw4936]

Happy Birthday Dude! My son and I love watching you. Cooked a great steak together with your Rosemary Salt. He is six and it was fun to teach him. I was a restaurant manager for 15 years so it’s fun to come back to cooking again. You make it fun! Also from Colorado … been a crazy few weeks of snow in the mountains . Cheers Dude

[@porfiry]

I halved the amounts and added a few herbs and spices, but that’s a rock solid recipe for this classic!

[@kollerd31]

Now that’s a great change on making a tuna casserole. I must try it. And you nailed it, brings me back to growing up as a kid in a big family.

[@QueenlySweetpea]

This is similar to the tuna casserole I learned in school, except instead of bread crumb topping we put crushed potato chips on top, it's nice & crunchy ..

[@jordanpiney5761]

I’m a huge fan sonny your knowledge has changed my cooking game so much and my fillet steak has never tasted so good keep up the great work I appreciate you

[@jessicap1832]

I LOVED this! Easy, quick & most of all DELISH! The leftovers, not so much. Definitely a keeper

[@michaelshadwick3487]

Oh to have a perfect memory.. some highlights iinclude the assault upon the fridge by Sgt Gilbert, and the consequential battle scar.. and I think it was your channel that had a hyperlink to some excellent beef. Best of all.. did you say that you have gotten over a million views? Chef Sonny.. I think that you are the epitome of the old adage that "Nothing succeeds like success!" Good form!

[@RedRoxRc]

I think that poor fridge thought for a second, only a second that it might actually get a hug 😭

[@auroramcbride1688]

My brother was type one diabetic so for his birthday my parents either made him tuna casserole or cottage pie depending on what he was in the mood for. I think they used my grandmother's recipe but I'm not entirely sure, it's been a while lol.

[@larrysmith2249]

Thanks, Dude, this is by far the best tuna casserole I've ever had. Bonus points for making such a big dish - I fed the whole family and had great leftovers.

[@brookcastellan8116]

I grew up with the same dish! As an adult I prefer to make it without cheese and peas but instead Garam Masala, curry and and some coriander

[@nicbocci1694]

love the way you hit that fridge right up in his guts, way to go! oh, and happy born day, buddy!!!

[@meshajenkins]

Happy Birthday! You know I love you!

[@justiceharrison5142]

Hello there Mesha nice meeting you here

[@theuniquebean]

Happy Birthday! Thank you for sharing such an important family dish with us. I will be making this for my kids. Hugs to you and your mom! 💕✨

[@kimberlykennedy7708]

“This is how he prefers his profiles.” Dead. Also best comfort food!

[@josh474]

Jesus this is fancy af.... growing up our tuna casserole was tuna, noodles and a can of cream of mushroom soup! Booom! Delish!

[@tamaliaalisjahbana9354]

Wonderful Dude that can cook! Of course there is no debating your mother's recipe, especially not on your birthday. Happy birthday Dude. You know we love you more...

[@Duschbag]

I haven't enjoyed a good Tuna Casserole in.... WAY too long so I can definitely see this recipe in my near future.

[@wendyg844]

I found your website a day ago and subscribed today. Your recipes are awesome. Thank you so much for putting these videos up. God bless.

[@unconditionalfreedom]

Best I ever made--ever -- just used broken lasagna pasta--will do that forever !

[@danielhanks6508]

Well, Happy Birthday Sonny. I really do appreciate your videos

[@shimmerine1]

My mom always either made a version of this with the cream of mushroom soup or the Tuna Helper pot pie when I was growing up.

[@gensgreenmagic6871]

No peas for me but I do add celery and mushrooms and perhaps a milder cheese. Great technique! Thanks!

[@ceelee4687]

😁 I grew up on this too but ours was made with cream of mushroom soup and topped with crumbled potato chips.

[@kathleennorton6108]

Ours, too. Now I make it with my quick, but delicious homemade mushroom soup. I sautee, in lots of butter, a good amount of mushrooms, with some onion, thyme, salt and pepper. I cook my flour into it, then stir in half and half. When it's thickened I add a splash of sherry. From there I add my noodles, tuna, peas and chucks of cheese, and stir them together, adjusting the seasoning. I cover it all with cheese and potato chips, or buttered panko crumbs, and bake. The homemade mushroom soup makes a tremendous difference, and I like running into the gooey, melted chunks of cheese.

[@mrbungle7586]

Same and cream of mushroom soup was added to make a chicken pie. 👍

[@Crazinanny]

I use fried onions on top. Omg was it good.

[@mymusicstore1]

That's the OG version!!

[@ricknielsen6]

That’s the best one of all!

[@colina1330]

Isaac Toups taught me about that cajun roux. He makes his on high heat like an absolute psycho.

[@janetbarbara3842]

I put crumbled potato crisps (chips!) on top, delicious.