Uncle Charlies Grilled Tuna Casserole recipe from 50’s Prime Time Cafe in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Although it is most commonly associated with Middle America and 1950s housewives, the first written recipes for tuna casserole emerged in the Pacific Northwest two decades earlier. The first, “Noodles with Tuna Fish en Casserole,” came from Sunset Magazine in 1930, from a “Mrs. W. F. S.” in Kennewick, Washington. The same year, a “tuna fish and noodles casserole” appears on a menu proposed by The Modern Hospital magazine, which presumably seems quite suitable to the dish’s detractors.

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Uncle Charlies Grilled Tuna Casserole - 50’s Prime Time Cafe - Hollywood Studios

Classic creamy Casserole with Egg Noodles, Peppers, Mushrooms, Onions, Carrots, and Celery topped with Grilled Tuna Steak and crunchy Bread Crumbs

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Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

American, Seafood

location

50's Prime Time Cafe, Hollywood Studios

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 2 oz butter
• 2 oz Shallot
• 2 oz Sliced Onion
• 2 oz Sliced Green Pepper
• 2 oz Sliced Red Pepper
• 8 oz Whole button Mushroom
• 1 lb Canned Tuna
• 16 oz Reserved Tuna Juice and water
• 6 oz Heavy Cream
• 1/4 oz fresh thyme
• 1 oz Salt
• 1/4 oz black pepper
• 2 oz corn starch
• 2 oz Water
• 6 oz bread crumbs fresh

Course Main Dish Cuisine American, Seafood location 50's Prime Time Cafe, Hollywood Studios Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 2 oz butter 2 oz Shallot 2 oz Sliced Onion 2 oz Sliced Green Pepper 2 oz Sliced Red Pepper 8 oz Whole button Mushroom 1 lb Canned Tuna 16 oz Reserved Tuna Juice and water 6 oz Heavy Cream 1/4 oz fresh thyme 1 oz Salt 1/4 oz black pepper 2 oz corn starch 2 oz Water 6 oz bread crumbs fresh

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Instructions

1. In skillet add 1oz butter and shallots. Sauté until translucent.
2. Add peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Sauté until vegetables are just turning soft.
3. Remove from skillet and place in pan.
4. Add whatever tuna juice you have and then supplement water to bring up to 16 oz of total liquid to skillet and bring to a boil.
5. Thicken with corn starch. Will be very thick.
6. Take heavy cream and add to sauce and season thoroughly mixing ingredients.
7. After mixing well add tuna and vegetable mixture and blend well.
8. Toss the bread crumbs with melted butter until thoroughly coated; sprinkle them evenly over the cheese layer.
9. Bake the tuna casserole for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the topping is browned and the edges are bubbly.

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