Tuna, Macaroni And Asparagus Casserole

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Dairy, Grains		Casserole, Family, Main dish, Pasta, Seafood	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Macaroni
60	g	Butter
1/3	c	Plain flour
1 1/2	c	Milk
1	c	Cream
2	t	Seeded mustard
		Fresh ground black
		pepper
		to taste
1		Red pepper, diced
2		Spring onions, sliced
2		340g Cans asparagus spears
425	g	Can tuna in natural spring
		water
3/4	c	Grated tasty cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 180 C.  Brush a 20cm x 30cm x 6cm oblong baking  dish
with melted butter.  Cook macaroni in boiling water until  tender.
Drain, set aside.  2.Heat butter in a small pan, add the flour and stir
over a low heat  until flour mixture is lightly golden.  Remove from
the heat,  gradually add the milk and stir until smooth.  Add the
cream, mustard  and black pepper. Return to the stove and stir over a
low heat until  mixture has thickened.  3.Add pepper and spring onion
to prepared sauce.  Drain asparagus,  reserve 12 stalks for garnish and
chop remaining asparagus into 3cm  pieces. Drain the tuna and flake
with a fork.  Add the prepared  sauce, asparagus and tuna to the
macaroni, mix well.  Spoon the  mixture into prepared dish, arrange the
reserved asparagus stalks  over the pasta, sprinkle with cheese. Bake
for 20 mins or until  cheese is golden.  Make this dish up to a day
ahead.  Cover the uncooked mixture with  plastic wrap, then refigerate.
Bake when ready to serve.  FROM : Family Circle, May 1994. Submitted By
SUE RYKMANS MSG# 214  Cooking & Gourmet Echos 6/94 Posted to FOODWINE
Digest 12 Dec 96  From:    Joell Abbott <abbott@ZIP.COM.AU>  Date:  
Fri, 13 Dec 1996 17:29:28 +0000

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 544 Calories From Fat: 328 Total Fat: 37.3g Cholesterol: 121.1mg Sodium: 426.5mg Potassium: 334.6mg Carbohydrates: 43.7g Fiber: 2.2g Sugar: 6.4g Protein: 10.2g