Do you want to prepare a simple meal with excellent presentation? We suggest this delicious easy tuna rice casserole!
Do you like baked recipes? This recipe is easy and quite tasty!
Mix rice with tuna, brush with egg yolk and bake! Serve with salad and a good white wine! Bon appetit!
INGREDIENTS FOR TUNA RICE CASSEROLE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Rice - Long-grain rice. To mix with tuna.
- Canned tuna - Flaked tuna.
- Egg yolks - To brush the rice.
- Olive oil - For sautéing. Adds flavor
- Tomato - Peeled tomato cut into small chunks. Adds flavor and color to the rice.
- Onion - Chopped onion. Adds flavor.
- Pepper - For seasoning the tuna.
- Salt and bay leaf - For seasoning the rice.
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 small chunks, chopped onion, olive oil and the bay leaf. Cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down.
Step 3: Add the rice and season with salt. Stir, pour the water and boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook the rice for about 10 to 12 minutes.
Step 4: 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 5: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 6: Add the rice and tuna mixture to a baking dish and brush with egg yolk slightly beaten.
Step 7: Turn off the oven and serve.
TIPS FOR COOKING RICE
1. We usually use long-grain rice or medium-grain rice but you can use another type of rice. Long-grain rice is looser while medium-grain rice is creamier and absorb much more the flavors.
Rice cooking time: about 10 to 12 minutes for long-grain rice and 13 to 15 minutes for medium-grain rice.
2. The amount of water for the rice depends on each person's taste. The mesure we usually use is 250 ml (about 1 cup) to 300 ml (1 1/3 cups) of water per 100 grams (1/2 cup) rice.
3. Always cook the rice with a lid and over low heat to prevent the rice from burning and sticking to the bottom of the pan.
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Easy tuna rice casserole
Do you want to prepare a simple meal with excellent presentation? We suggest this delicious easy tuna rice casserole!
3.70 from 10 reviews
- 250 grams (1 1/4 cups) long-grain 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)
- About 700 ml (3 cups) water
- Salt (to taste)
- Drain the tuna and flake it with a fork; set aside.
- In a large saucepan, add the peeled tomatoes cut into small 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 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.
