TANGY TUNA NOODLE SALAD

 Have you had a day when you came home from work and wanted some fast, easy comfort food? Well the recipe in this post will be the one. It is fast, cool and just enough tang to the taste to perk up your taste buds. 

My husband is my taste tester and he really enjoyed this salad. He is very picky about his food and this was not too spicy, had a bit of chew to it, and all the flavors made a happy feeling in his mouth. 

Let me know what you think of this recipe and how you adjusted it to your family's tastes. 

ENJOY!!!  

TANGY TUNA NOODLE SALAD

I large can of Tuna fish in water

3 cups of cooked veggie rotini chilled

¼ cup of chopped onions

2 TBS of pickle relish

1 TBS of mild diced jalepino peppers

1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper

3 hard boiled eggs chopped

¼ cup of mayonnaise

Drain the water from the tuna and place in a large mixing bowl

Add the 3 cups of chilled veggie rotini noodles. Chop the 3 boiled eggs and add to the bowl.

Add the chopped onion, pickle relish, jaepino peppers, cayenne peppers and finally the mayonnaise.Mix well so the spices and mayonnaise coat the mixture. Chill for about 30 minutes and serve.

You can adjust the peppers, and cayenne pepper to taste. This is a mild but tangy salad per the recipe. Also using varios types of mayonnaise can be substituded to taste.

Zingy Green Bean Casserole

I went to my daughter's for a Christmas Eve cookout. She was excited about the two all time favorites the corn pudding with Jiffy Mix and the traditional green bean casserole. One of her friends said that it took him about an hour but he made a mean green bean casserole. That got me thinking...does it really  have to be so traditional and this is what transpired that got raves on Christmas eve and again at my house on Christmas day.

2 bags of frozen green beans  about 4 cups (you can use two cans of green beans as well) I did not use the french style just the regular cut green beans.
2 cans of mushroom soup
3/4 cup of milk
1 can of mushrooms drained
1Tbsp. of Worcestershire Sauce I used instead of Soy Sauce!!
1/2 tsp of Hot Sauce...I like Crystal brand use what you like and more if the taste suits
1/2 tsp of course black pepper
1 1/2 Tins of French Fried Onions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or  176.667°C
Cook the beans on top of the stove until either unfrozen or if canned the liquid is mostly evaporated-the liquid will help dilute the soup but don't leave more than about a 1/2 cup. Add to the pan the mushroom soup and the 3/4 cup of milk. Mix and continue on the heat until the soup has become soupy...LOL. Add the hot sauce, worcestershire sauce, pepper,mushrooms and continue mixing. Then refine to taste the tanginess that you are desiring by adding a dash or two more hot sauce.
Add 3/4s of the fried onions to the mixture and make sure they are mixed around evenly. Place in a 9x9 casserole dish or one close to that size and then top with the rest of the fried onions. Place in the oven and heat for 25 minutes.

When removed from oven, let set for at least 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!!

The picture below is that of the original Campbell's green bean casserole from their website.