A great recipe for tuna noodle casserole

Tuna fish is not just for sandwiches: indeed, this tasty fish lends itself to delicious easy tuna recipes, including a tuna noodle casserole. Consisting of ingredients found in most every kitchen, it is a taste-treat for the whole family. Thanks also to the minimum of time needed for preparation, this is a dish that does not require hours to make.

The noodles

Overview
Canned tuna fish first gained popularity in the early 1900s, when the more popular sardine stocks began to dwindle.
One enterprising sardine fisherman packed cooked tuna in sardine cans, and the craze for canned tuna was born. Cooking noodles
You will need to cook the noodles first as they will take the longest to prepare.
Cook six ounces of egg noodles or other wide noodles in water and drain.
Set aside.
You can even return the to the pot and cover them to keep them warm until they're needed.
Whether you like to have your noodles Al Dente or very soft is up to you.
One thing to consider is this: in order to keep the noodles from falling apart when you add them to the other ingredients, you may with to keep them on the less soft side.

Combine the ingredients

Combining ingredients
In a large bowl, stir together a can of drained tuna, a half cup of milk, a cup of cooked peas, and a half up or more of grated cheddar cheese or any other cheese of your choice.
Add to this the noodles and stir until all of the ingredients are covered with the milk and uniformly moist. Be careful not to stir too much as you could run the risk of turning the peas to mush. Spoon the contents of the bowl into a greased casserole.
Sprinkle the top of the ingredients with a cup of buttered bread crumbs.

Cook and serve

Final word
Place the casserole in 350 degree F oven and cook for an half hour.
When finished, you may with to allow the casserole to cool a little before serving.
For a finishing touch, sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
Thanks to the simplicity of this recipe, you can use it as a springboard to create your own tuna casserole recipes.