Want to make a simple and delicious recipe? We suggest this easy tuna rice casserole! it’s an easy and quite tasty recipe, perfect to serve at a family dinner! Serve with salad and a good white wine! Bon appetit!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Rice
- Canned tuna
- Egg yolks
- Olive oil
- Bay leaf
- Tomato
- Onion
- Pepper
- Salt
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE EASY TUNA RICE CASSEROLE
Step 1: Drain the tuna and flake it with a fork; set aside.
Step 2: In a large saucepan, add the peeled tomatoes cut into chunks, chopped onion, olive oil and the bay leaf. Cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down. Add the rice and season with salt. Stir, pour the water (twice the rice volume) and boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook the rice for about 10 to 12 minutes.
Step 3: When the rice is almost cooked, add the tuna and season with a little pepper. Mix the tuna in the rice and cook for more 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 4: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 5: Add the rice and tuna mixture to a baking dish and brush with egg yolk slightly beaten.
Step 6: Turn off the oven and serve.
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Easy tuna rice casserole
Want to make a simple and delicious recipe? We suggest this easy tuna rice casserole! it’s an easy and quite tasty recipe, perfect to serve at a family dinner! Serve with salad and a good white wine! Bon appetit!
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- 250 grams (1 1/4 cups) rice
- 350 grams (12 1/3 ounces) canned tuna
- 1 to 2 egg yolks
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 medium onion
- Pepper (to taste)
- Salt (to taste)
- Drain the tuna and flake it with a fork; set aside.
- In a large saucepan, add the peeled tomatoes cut into chunks, chopped onion, olive oil and the bay leaf. Cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally. Add the rice and season with salt. Stir, pour the water (twice the rice volume) and boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook the rice for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- When the rice is almost cooked, add the tuna and season with a little pepper. Mix the tuna in the rice and cook for more 2 to 3 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- Add the rice and tuna mixture to a baking dish and brush with egg yolk slightly beaten. Bake until golden, about 35 to 40 minutes.
- Turn off the oven and serve.
