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

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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.