Grammy's Kitchen · Tuna Noodle Casserole · Tuna Casserole
One of 16 tuna noodle casserole recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #4 of 16 for sauce stability among the tuna noodle casserole recipes we compared. 431 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 16.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 44% | 67% |
| dairy | 108% | 161% |
| fat | 38% | 25% |
| thickener | 17% | 9% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| acid | 5% | 0% |
| aromatics | 19% | 66% |
| topping | 0% | 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: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 8 ounces medium-size shell pasta |
| 71 g | 5 Tablespoons butter (, divided) |
| 80 g | 2 ribs celery (, diced) |
| 40 g | 1/4 cup onion (, diced) |
| 109 g | 3/4 cup frozen peas |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic (, miced) |
| 38 g | 5 Tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 480 g | 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth |
| 244 g | 1 cup milk (, warmed) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon dried dill weed |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (, more if desired) |
| 12 g | 2 Tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (, minced) |
| 100 g | 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (, divided) |
| 142 g | 5 ounces canned albacore white tuna, packed in water (, or more if desired) |
| 1/2 cup Ritz crackers* (, crushed) | |
| 14 g | 1 Tablespoon butter (, melted) |
Method: 6 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I tweaked this recipe as I'm on an anti-candida diet due to a systemic infection and it came out very good! I was honestly trying to find a recipe similar to one my ex used to make (I was skeptical of tuna casserole before then, but fell in love) that omitted ” — a cook, 5.0★
“I've always done the basic TNC using canned soup, wide noodles, etc. My family always "thought" they loved it...until I served them THIS!! When I tell you there is no comparison, I mean, NO. COMPARISON. I've never had a "from scratch" TNC, and it is night &” — a cook, 5.0★