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Tuna with cheese swirls

Here's how you make Tuna with cheese swirls
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 25m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 tablespoons onion, chopped
  • 1/3 cup green pepper, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons margarine
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Pepper
  • 6 tablespoons flour
  • 10 ounces chicken with rice soup (1 can)
  • 7 ounces can tuna (1 can)
  • 1 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Cheese Swirls
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons shortening (Crisco)
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup American cheese, grated
  • 2 tablespoons pimento, chopped
  • Dash cayenne pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To make the tuna: In as skillet melt the margarine and then add the green pepper and onion and cook slowly until tender. Stir in salt, pepper and flour.

  • Step 2: Stir in chicken soup, stirring constantly and then add the milk and stir until thick and smooth.

  • Step 3: Stir in tuna and lemon juice.

  • Step 4: Pour into a casserole and cover with the cheese rollups.

  • Step 5: Bake at 425 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.

  • Step 6: To make the cheese roll-ups: in a bowl sift the flour and then sift it again with the baking powder and salt. Cut in the shortening and then add the milk and mix with a fork.

  • Step 7: Roll into a rectangle and sprinkle with the cheese and chopped pimiento and cayenne.

  • Step 8: Roll into jelly roll and cut into slices and place over the creamed tuna.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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