"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
>I know we just had a thread covering this topic a few months ago and I should Google
>it all. That being said, it's a disgusting meal, but we've been forced to resort to
>it. This will be tomorrow's dinner.
>
> We have a couple of cans of water-packed tuna, some egg noodles, canned peas,
> canned carrots, canned corn, 1 can of mushroom soup and a sleeve of saltine
> crackers - so, I'm thinking tuna noodle casserole. Hey, it's filling, it's food,
> and truth be told, we had to go to a food bank to get *this* much.
>
> I need your input - with no flames, please.
>
> I've got lots of herbs and spices so bring on your best tuna noodle casserole
> recipes.
>
> kili


kili,

I'm sorry for your troubles.
Let's start with this: If you truly don't like the casserole, why not try something
else with the ingredients? What else do you currently have on hand? I saw you mention
bouillon and onion in another post. Do you have bread? With just the addition of
bread and maybe some milk, you can stretch these ingredients into two meals, and
probably be happier for it, given your distaste for the casserole.

For the first meal, I would make creamed tuna on toast. It's simple, filling, and can
be delicious. When I make it, I make a basic cream sauce (milk, thickened with a
roux, or cornstarch), add the tuna, and lots of black pepper (because I love pepper).
A little salt to taste, especially with water packed tuna. Serve with one of the
veggies (I would serve with peas...probably heated in a little more milk, with salt &
pepper).

For the second, I would use the onions and bouillon to make a broth, and add the
remaining veggies to that. If you have a potato or two, or any leftover snippets of
meat, add them in too. The wonderful thing about soup is that there need be no
recipe, no set ingredients. Play it by ear with what you have.

I hope things look up for you soon.

kimberly

kilikini wrote:
> Nexis wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> dinner. We have a couple of cans of water-packed tuna, some egg
>>> noodles, canned peas, canned carrots, canned corn, 1 can of
>>> mushroom soup and a sleeve of saltine crackers - so, I'm thinking tuna
>>> noodle
>>> casserole. I've got lots of herbs and spices so bring on your best tuna
>>> noodle
>>> casserole recipes.
>>>
>>> kili
>>
>>
>> I'm sorry for your troubles.
>> Let's start with this: If you truly don't like the casserole, why not
>> try something else with the ingredients? What else do you currently
>> have on hand? I saw you mention bouillon and onion in another post.
>> Do you have bread? With just the addition of bread and maybe some
>> milk, you can stretch these ingredients into two meals, and probably
>> be happier for it, given your distaste for the casserole.
>> For the first meal, I would make creamed tuna on toast. It's simple,
>> filling, and can be delicious. When I make it, I make a basic cream
>> sauce (milk, thickened with a roux, or cornstarch), add the tuna, and
>> lots of black pepper (because I love pepper). A little salt to taste,
>> especially with water packed tuna. Serve with one of the veggies (I
>> would serve with peas...probably heated in a little more milk, with
>> salt & pepper).
>> I hope things look up for you soon.
>>
>> kimberly
>
> Thanks, kimberly. We don't have bread and we don't have milk which
> is why I was going to use the cream of mushroom soup.
>
> kili

You know what? Next time you have some pocket change stock up on canned
evaporated (not sweetened!) milk. It'll work just fine for most things
calling for milk once you've reconstituted it with a little water. It's
cheap and keeps forever. I always have some on hand as part of my emergency
supply kit. (Tornadoes and micro-bursts tend to wreak havoc on the
availability of electricity. But if you have a grill and grill-appropriate
cookware you can still cook!)

Jill