Name: Mom's Easy Tuna Casserole with Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Uncooked instant rice - 1 ⅓ cups; Dried oregano, or more to taste - 1 pinch; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch; Tuna, drained and flaked - 1 (5 ounce) can; Onion, diced - 1 medium; Diced tomatoes and green chile peppers, undrained - 1 (14.5 ounce) can; Water, or as needed - ¾ cup; Butter - 3 tablespoons; All-purpose flour - 3 tablespoons; Milk - 1 ⅔ cups; Hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or more to taste - 3 drops; Shredded Cheddar cheese - 1 cup; Ground paprika, or more to taste - 1 pinch

Ingredients for - Mom's Easy Tuna Casserole with Rice

1. Uncooked instant rice 1 ⅓ cups

2. Dried oregano, or more to taste 1 pinch

3. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 pinch

4. Tuna, drained and flaked 1 (5 ounce) can

5. Onion, diced 1 medium

6. Diced tomatoes and green chile peppers, undrained 1 (14.5 ounce) can

7. Water, or as needed ¾ cup

8. Butter 3 tablespoons

9. All-purpose flour 3 tablespoons

10. Milk 1 ⅔ cups

11. Hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or more to taste 3 drops

12. Shredded Cheddar cheese 1 cup

13. Ground paprika, or more to taste 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Mom's Easy Tuna Casserole with Rice

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Spread rice in the bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with oregano, salt, and pepper. Layer tuna over top, then diced onion.

3 . Stage

Drain tomato juice into a 2-cup liquid measure. Add enough water to reach 1 1/3 cups liquid. Layer 3/4 of the diced tomatoes over the onion, then pour the tomato juice-water mixture over top. Save remaining tomatoes.

4 . Stage

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir flour into milk in a liquid measure. Pour milk mixture into the skillet and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add hot pepper sauce and season with salt and pepper. Add cheese and stir until melted.

5 . Stage

Pour cheese sauce over the casserole. Garnish with extra tomatoes and paprika.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.