Inspired by Casserole Expert Emily Farris’s new book, Casserole Crazy , I wanted to share my family tuna casserole recipe.

The casserole is classic american food. I think in some parts it might be called Hot Dish? yes- no? let me know below. Share your recipes with us, please!

Eric’s Tuna Casserole Recipe

1/2 bag of egg noodles

1 can cream of mushroom soup

8 oz cheddar cheese ( i prefer sharp cheddar )

1 package frozen peas ( more if you like )

1 cup sun dried tomatoes

1 small onion, chopped

2 six ounce cans tuna fish

Potato Chips are optional

milk and/or water

Preheat the oven and your casserole to 350 F degrees. I use a cast iron dutch oven.

Put all the ingredients into a large bowl. The egg noodles are not pre-cooked, put them in uncooked.

Add 2 soup cans of water or milk, and pour into the casserole.

Cover the casserole and cook for 20 minutes.

Remove the cover and then cook until the casserole bubbles and is crunchy.

Add crushed potato chip if desired, and put back in oven. To get the topping real crisp, put it under the broiler for a few minutes. Watch the dish while in the broiler, you don’t want to burn it.

Viewer Mail from Cindy:

Eric, watching the tuna casserole episode reminded us of why we enjoy your podcasts so much – you’re real!

Here’s a great recipe we just tried:

Oven roast 8 seeded and chopped tomatoes for about 10 minutes at 400 degrees F.

While the tomatoes are roasting, heat 4.5 cups of broth (we used vegetable since we’re vegetarian).

In another pan, saute a small, chopped onion until translucent. Add 2 cups brown rice and stir until the rice is shiny (about 5 – 10 minutes). Pour in the heated broth, add the roasted tomatoes, and 1 teaspoon of thyme. Bring to a boil. Cover and place in the oven (350 degrees F) for about 30 to 45 minutes.

Enjoy! It’s even better the next day!

You can change the spice to correspond with the rest of your meal – curry spice for Indian-inspired, chili powder for Mexican, basil/oregano for Italian.

Thanks so much for sharing with us! We look forward to each new show!