Tuna Casserole

Recipe Name:  Tuna Casserole

Years you've been making it:  Began making this in early 80's for the kids

Author / Creator:  Basic recipe from Joy of Cooking and modified by me.

Submitted by:  Chuck

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp butter or bacon grease
1 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can of large black olives pitted, sliced in half
1/2 cup water or milk
8 ounces frozen peas
2 (6-ounce) can tuna packed in water or oil, undrained
1 cup buttered bread crumbs or crushed plain potato chips
1 1/2 cups of cooked pasta of your choice, cooked al dente

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In saucepan saute onion and celery in butter or bacon grease until translucent, soft but not mushy.  Add mushroom soup, water, black olives and peas.  Bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve soup.  When it begins to boil, turn off heat and gently fold in tuna with half the liquid.  Add cooked pasta noodles and toss to coat with sauce.  Pour into prepared casserole and top with bread crumbs or potato chips.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes until heated through and topping is lightly browned.

Yield 6 servings.