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Healthy Tuna Casserole

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Looking for a Healthy Tuna Casserole recipe? This classic tuna noodle casserole is an easy casserole recipe. With instruction for a slow cooker and for the oven, this is an easy tuna casserole recipe. 5 Weight Watchers SmartPoints per serving.

healthy tuna casserole

Tuna Noodle Casserole is a classic comfort food recipe. However, it is known to be high in fat and calories. This healthy tuna casserole is lower in fat and calories, and low in Weight Watchers SmartPoints, but is full of flavor.

What to Serve with Tuna Casserole

This is easily a complete meal by itself. It has everything you need. Although if you are looking for a side dish to this tuna casserole, you can make Loaded Cauliflower Bake.

cheesy tuna casserole

How Many Weight Watchers Points in Healthy Tuna Casserole

When you make this casserole using the Weight Watchers changes this lowers the Weight Watchers Points. This 5 points Weight Watchers Tuna Casserole is perfect when you are looking for a low point dinner idea. The specific WW changes, like skim milk, Fat free cheddar cheese and 98% fat free cream of celery are listed in the printable recipe card. 

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healthy tuna noodle casserole

Ingredients in Healthy Tuna Casserole

Serves: 8-12  Prep Time: 15 minutes

  • Egg noodles
  • Cream of celery soup
  • Milk
  • Dried parsley flakes
  • Dried thyme
  • Canned tuna
  • Frozen peas
  • Pimentos
  • Salt and pepper
  • Shredded cheddar cheese
  • Breadcrumbs

How to Make Tuna Casserole Noodle From Scratch

cooked noodles for healthy tuna casserole

Cook egg noodles until just under al dente.

all ingredients in a bowl for tuna noodle casserole

In a very large bowl, toss together ingredients except for 1 cup of shredded cheese and breadcrumbs.

cheese on top of cheesy tuna casserole

Taste for seasonings, adjust with salt and pepper.

classic tuna casserole

Grease the inside of a large casserole dish, add mixed ingredients. Top with remaining shredded cheese and breadcrumbs.

classic tuna casserole

Bake for 20 minutes until it bubbling.

How to Make Slow Cooker Tuna Casserole

If you want to make Cheesy Noodle Casserole in the slow cooker, you will follow all the directions except when you are supposed to put the ingredients in the casserole dish, put it in the slow cooker instead.

melted cheese on tuna casserole

Cover and bake on high for two hours or low for 4-6 hours.

Notes: Breadcrumbs can be replaced with Ritz crackers, or crushed potato chips.

classic tuna casserole

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  • Use these Meal Prep containers so you have meals ready that are low in points and help you avoid the wrong foods. You can also use the Weight Watchers Freestyle Make It and Take It Kit.
  • Make sure you are drinking enough water with a reusable water bottle that helps you track your water. I have these 2 and they work great. Hydr-8 Purple 32ounce Water Bottle with Swivel Lid and 32 oz Clear Sports Water Bottle, Best for Measuring H2o Intake
  • If you don’t want to pay for the app to be able to calculate your points, consider the Weight Watchers SmartPoints Calculator for Freestyle Program which is sold by Weight Watchers so you know the Points are right. The online calculators are not always accurate.
  • Need to start an Exercise Program? Try this Weight Watchers 15 minute Boot Camp DVD.
healthy tuna casserole

Healthy Tuna Casserole

Make this delicious healthy Tuna Casserole. With instructions for the slow cooker and the oven, this is a must save tuna casserole.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Course dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 257 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 14 oz egg noodles
  • 2 cans cream of celery soup – WW use fat free/low fat
  • 1 cup milk – WW use Skim
  • 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
  • 14 oz canned tuna two small cans
  • 10 oz frozen peas thawed
  • 4 oz pimentos diced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese – WW Fat-Free cheese
  • ¼ cup breadcrumbs

Directions
 

How to Make Tuna Casserole Noodle From Scratch in the oven

  • Cook egg noodles until just under al dente.
  • In a very large bowl, toss together ingredients except for 1 cup of shredded cheese and breadcrumbs. Taste for seasonings, adjust with salt and pepper.
  • Grease the inside of a large casserole dish, add mixed ingredients. Top with remaining shredded cheese and breadcrumbs.
  • Bake for 20 minutes until it bubbling.

How to Make Slow Cooker Tuna Casserole

  • If you want to make Cheesy Noodle Casserole in the slow cooker, you will follow all the directions except when you are supposed to put the ingredients in the casserole dish, put it in the slow cooker instead.
  • Cover and bake on high for two hours or low for 4-6 hours.

Notes

Notes: Breadcrumbs can be replaced with Ritz crackers, or crushed potato chips.
 
Nutritional information is using skim milk, low fat soup and low fat cheese

Nutrition

Calories: 257kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 18gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 421mgPotassium: 522mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 604IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 148mgIron: 2mg
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