Gluten Free Tuna Noodle Casserole

Jovial makes the ideal pasta for the American classic Tuna Noodle Casserole.  Prep time is quick, the ingredients aren’t complicated & it’s delicious.  Here’s the perfect mid-week meal that the family is going to love!

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
• ½ medium onion, minced
• 12 oz. of tuna, broken in small pieces
• ¼ tsp. fine sea salt
• ¼ tsp. fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley, minced
• Pinch of dried oregano
• 2 cups whole milk, warm
• ½ cup jovial No. 1 Gluten Free Bread Flour (Now called jovial Multi-Purpose Gluten Free Bread Flour) or jovial No. 2 Gluten Free Whole Grain Bread Flour (Now called jovial Whole Grain Gluten Free Bread Flour)
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach, chopped
• ½ cup grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
• 9 oz. jovial gluten free egg tagliatelle
• 6 oz. cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions

1. Preheat to 400F.
2. In a large saucepan, sauté butter and onions on low heat for 2 minutes until the onions soften. Add tuna, salt, pepper, parsley, and oregano and continue to cook for one minute.
3. Increase the heat to medium. Stir in a ½ cup of milk, then stir in flour until the sauce is smooth. Add the remaining milk, ¼ cup at a time, cooking in between additions until the sauce begins to thicken.
4. After all of the milk has been added, add the spinach and cook for 3 minutes until the spinach is wilted and the sauce becomes thick. Turn off the heat and stir in the Pecorino Romano cheese.
5. In a large pot, bring 3 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Add salt as desired and cook the Tagliatelle for 8 minutes, (2 minutes less than recommended on the box). Before draining the pasta, remove a ½ cup of pasta cooking water and stir it into the tuna mixture.
6. Transfer the tuna sauce to a large bowl. Add the drained pasta and toss until well combined.
7. Butter a 3½-quart baking dish. Evenly layer the pasta in the dish and top with cheddar cheese.
8. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 5 minutes until the cheese has lightly browned.
9. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.