Subj : BH&G 2388 To : ALL From : DAVE DRUM Date : Mon Apr 12 2021 12:41:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Asparagus-Tuna Casserole Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Potatoes, Cheese Yield: 6 Servings 1 c Dried penne pasta 1 lb Tiny new potatoes; diced 3 tb Butter 1/4 c Chopped onion 2 tb All-purpose flour 1/8 ts (ea) salt & black pepper 2 1/4 c Milk 2 ts Finely shredded lemon peel 4 oz Provolone cheese; shredded 13 1/2 oz (3 cans) tuna packed in - roasted garlic olive oil - or desired flavor tuna * 1/2 c Pitted kalamata olives; - halved 1 1/2 lb Green, white, and/or purple - asparagus; trimmed, in 1" - pieces 1/4 c Soft bread crumbs 1/4 c Fine shredded Parmesan - cheese Set oven @ 375ºF/190ºC. In a large saucepan cook pasta according to package directions, adding diced potatoes during the last 4 minutes of cooking time. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a large Dutch oven melt 2 Tbsp. of the butter. Cook onion in butter about 3 minutes, until tender. Stir in flour and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Whisk in milk all at once. Add lemon peel. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Whisk in provolone cheese until melted. Gently fold pasta, potatoes, tuna, olives, and asparagus into sauce. Pour into a 3 quart rectangular baking dish . For topping, in a small bowl melt the remaining 1 Tbsp. of butter. Stir in bread crumbs and Parmesan. Sprinkle on casserole. Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes, until heated through and topping is golden. * If tuna packed in garlic olive oil in not available, substitute tuna packed in oil and add 2 cloves of minced garlic when cooking. Better Homes & Gardens | October 2014 MM Format by Dave Drum - 31 October 2014 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "Haggis is no more revolting than scrapple, if that comforts you." --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) .