Tuna and Brown Rice Casserole with White Wine Sauce
- 2 cans (5 Oz. Size) Tuna, Drained
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- 2 cups Cooked Brown Rice
- 1 cup Frozen Peas
- 1 can (10.75 Oz. Size) Cream Of Chicken Soup (or Homemade Version Below)
- 1/4 cups Semi Sweet White Wine
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 teaspoons Ground Pepper
- 1/2 cups Shredded Swiss Cheese
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- 6 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
- 3/4 cups Skim Milk
- 1/4 cups Soy Sauce
- 1/2 cups Water
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1/4 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 18 teaspoons Dried Parsley
- 18 teaspoons Ground Oregano
- For the casserole:
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Mix the tuna, lemon juice, rice and peas in a medium bowl.
- Spread tuna mixture into a greased 8x8-inch baking dish.
- In a sauce pan, combine the soup (canned or homemade, below), white wine, Worcestershire sauce and pepper.
- Heat to boiling.
- Then remove from heat and spread sauce over the tuna mixture.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- For the cream soup:
- Heat a sauce pan over medium heat and melt butter.
- Whisk in flour and continue cooking until thick and golden brown (but not too brown), about 1 minute, whisking constantly.
- Slowly pour in milk, soy sauce and water and whisk again.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until flour has been incorporated and mixture is lightly bubbling.
- Add salt, pepper, parsley and oregano.
- Stir, then reduce heat to medium-low and cook until thickened.
- This could take about 10 minutes.
- Season again to taste.
- Let cool, then use in your recipe in place canned of cream soup.
- Note: To make cream of chicken soup, substitute 3/4 cup chicken stock for the soy sauce and water.
- (Recipe adapted from Our Family Eats.)
lemon juice, frozen peas, cream of chicken soup, semi sweet white wine, worcestershire sauce, ground pepper, swiss cheese, butter, allpurpose, milk, soy sauce, water, salt, black pepper, parsley, ground oregano
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/tuna-and-brown-rice-casserole-with-white-wine-sauce/ (may not work)