Light Veggie And Tuna Pie Recipes

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, combine egg, mayonnaise, seasonings, onion, and green pepper.
• Stir in bread crumbs.
• Mix in tuna.
• Press gently into 8-inch pie plate, using the back of a spoon.
• Shape to fit as a pastry shell.
• Toss vegetables with 1/4 cup cheese.
• Turn into shell.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cheese over vegetables.
• Bake in preheated 325 oven 20-25 minutes.
• Or MICROWAVE on HIGH 3-4 minutes or until edges become firm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Make crust first.
• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt thoroughly.
• Add shortening and cover with flour.
• Using 2 butter knives or pastry cutter (I've also used a waffle-bottom potato masher with excellent results) cut up shortening into flour until it resembles chunky cornmeal.
• Create well in center and sparingly add ice cold water to mixture stirring with spatula gently between pourings.
• Do this only until dough starts to form a loose ball.
• It may not be necessary to use all of the water.
• Turn dough out onto a large piece of wax paper or plastic wrap and form ball using the paper or wrap to do so and fold closed.
• Place in coldest part of refrigerator until ready to use (at least 15 minutes).
• Mix all filling ingredients well, except tuna.
• Flake tuna with fork into chunks of various sizes, the largest being bite-size and stir into filling mixture.
• *If you wish to omit the tuna for a vegetarian pie, substitute 1 large potato, peeled, cubed and par-boiled for 10 minutes.
• Take dough out of frige.
• On a well-floured board knead gently 4-5 times until the dough holds together nicely and looks marbleized.
• Cut dough in half and roll out 1 half at a time about 3/4" bigger than the pie dish.
• The key to a flaky crust is to handle it as little as possible.
• Put bottom half in dish, then filling, then cover with top half.
• Crimp edges together using your fingers and make ventilation holes in center using a fork.
• Brush top of crust and edges with egg wash (1 egg and 2 tbs water whisked together).
• Bake in oven at 425F for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375F and bake another 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
• Check every 15 minutes.
• If edges start to brown too much cover them with foil.
• Cool 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom and side of 9-inch pie plate.
• In pie plate, mix American cheese, peas, onions, tuna and pimientos. Top with cream cheese cubes. Stir together remaining ingredients with fork until blended. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes clean (some cheese may adhere to knife). Cool 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine green beans, squash, peas, and carrots in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl; cook until tender, 3 to 10 minutes. Rinse vegetables with cold water and drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms in hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Whisk mushroom soup and milk together in a large bowl; add vegetables, mushrooms, tuna, onion, and Cheddar cheese. Mix in Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper. Pour mixture into a casserole dish and top with French fried onions.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until soft and translucent. Mix in the tuna and frozen vegetables, stirring often until the vegetables are heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the cream of mushroom soup. Pour the tuna mixture into a 9 inch pie dish and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Unroll and separate the crescent rolls. Lay each crescent roll on top of the tuna mixture with the point facing inward, the rolls may overlap slightly. Bake until crescent rolls are golden brown and mixture is bubbly, 11 to 13 minutes. Let the pie sit for 5 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute zucchini in 1 teaspoon oil until crisp-tender; remove from skillet and set aside. , In the same pan, saute celery in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Drain noodles; place in a large bowl. Stir in the tuna, sour cream, mayonnaise, green onions, mustard, thyme, salt, pepper and celery mixture., Spoon half of the noodle mixture into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; top with half of the zucchini. Repeat layers. , Cover and bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Combine tomato and basil; sprinkle over casserole.

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions., In a large bowl, combine the soup, milk, mayonnaise and mustard. Stir in the mushrooms, tuna and red pepper. Drain noodles; add to soup mixture and stir until blended. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray., Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.