Grammy's Kitchen · Tuna Noodle Casserole · Tuna Noodle Casserole
One of 16 tuna noodle casserole recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
It ranks #3 of 16 for sauce stability among the tuna noodle casserole recipes we compared. 50 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 16.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 9% | 67% |
| dairy | 265% | 161% |
| fat | 25% | 25% |
| thickener | 9% | 9% |
| salt | 3% | 2% |
| aromatics | 110% | 66% |
| topping | 11% | 12% |
| different cheeses | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 250 g | 1 yellow onion (finely diced, (250g, 2 cups) $0.78) |
| 227 g | 8 oz. mushrooms (cleaned and sliced, $1.94) |
| 70 g | 1/2 cup frozen peas (70g, $0.20) |
| 227 g | 8 oz. wide egg noodles (uncooked, $0.81) |
| 340 g | 12 oz. chunk light tuna (drained, $2.54*) |
| 57 g | 4 Tbsp butter (divided, $0.46) |
| 6 g | 1 tsp salt (divided, $0.04) |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.04) |
| 20 g | 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour (20g, $0.02) |
| 488 g | 2 cups whole milk ($0.43) |
| 240 g | 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth ($0.13**) |
| 113 g | 4 oz. cream cheese ($0.91) |
| 25 g | 2 Tbsp breadcrumbs (25g, $0.04***) |
| 20 g | 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese (grated, (20g) $0.31) |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I used 1 and 1/2 the amount of filling ingredients and I used chicken instead and only 8oz of mushrooms. I under cooked noodles slightly since they would be baked in casserole. I doubled the sauce and topping and put in a 9x13 greased pan. I cooked slightly” — a cook, 5.0★
“Awesome recipe. I will never use canned soup again for a casserole. So easy. I used garden veggie cream cheese because that's what I had on hand. I also doubled the topping because I like a good crunch with my casserole. The sauteed mushrooms and onions were d” — a cook, 5.0★