* Exported from MasterCook *

                          Tex-Mex Tuna Casserole

Recipe By     :Winifred Morice & Richard Simmons
Serving Size  : 8     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Casserole                       Low-Cal
                Main Dish

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  tuna in water, canned
  2               cups  cottage cheese, 2% fat
     3/4           cup  sour cream
     1/4           cup  red onions -- diced
     1/4           cup  canned chili peppers
  2        tablespoons  salsa
  3               cups  cooked noodles -- drained
  12             small  Saltine crackers -- crumbled
  12                    dry-roasted cashews -- unsalted, chopped
  1              spray  non-stick cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.

2. In a large bowl, combine tuna, cottage cheese, sour cream, red onion, chilies, salsa, and noodles.

3. Pour this mixture into a 2-quart casserole dish that was sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

4. Combine crackers and nuts and sprinkle over the top of casserole.

5. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.



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Source:
  "Richard Simmons Gold Deal A Meal Cookbook"
Copyright:
  "1990"

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NOTES : The amount of vegetables in this recipe works out to one tablespoon per person, therefore you don't need to use a veggie exchange for such a small amount. If you want to bring it up to 1 veggie exchange you can serve this with 1/3 cup of steamed vegetables per person.

Exchanges (per serving, as per cookbook)
256 calories
1 bread
1 meat
1 fat
1 dairy

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0