Tuna with cheese swirls
Created by ellie on June 29, 2024
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 25m
- Recipe #43062
Ingredients
- 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
How to Make
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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.
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Step 2: Stir in chicken soup, stirring constantly and then add the milk and stir until thick and smooth.
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Step 3: Stir in tuna and lemon juice.
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Step 4: Pour into a casserole and cover with the cheese rollups.
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Step 5: Bake at 425 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.
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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.
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Step 7: Roll into a rectangle and sprinkle with the cheese and chopped pimiento and cayenne.
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Step 8: Roll into jelly roll and cut into slices and place over the creamed tuna.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (244.7 g)
- Calories 572.5
- Total Fat - 26.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.4 g
- Cholesterol - 47.2 mg
- Sodium - 1750.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 57.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8.6 g
- Sugars - 3.4 g
- Protein - 30.1 g
- Calcium - 615.5 mg
- Iron - 3.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 18.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg