Giovanni’s Tuna Noodle Casserole

Submitted by Auntie Darin on behalf of Giovanni Silizar Nelson, viosomething@msn.com

OK, Giovanni ain’t officially a Nelson Sister—thank goodness, cuz he’s way cuter than all of us; and if he was a girl, with that hair and eye lashes, we’d be so jealous of him that we’d SCREAM. But he is one of The Best Nelson Brothers, so we need to include this recipe.

This recipe is particularly of note, because it is the only Tuna Noodle Casserole that Chuck will eat. I don’t know if this is because “a brother” has cooked it (maybe it’s a ‘guy thing’ to eat each other’s cooking) or it’s especially good, but Chuck will not eat any tuna casserole I make, as his theory is canned tuna is meant to be chilled, served in Tuna Salad Sandwiches. However, Chuck does like Giovanni’s casserole, so it must be included in the family lore:

2 cups thin egg noodles
1 can tuna, drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup
¼ cup milk
Potato chips, like Lays (1 cup?) (the recipe called for bread, but GET SERIOUS, Giovanni knows what’s good)
¾ cup grated cheddar cheese
Paprika

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a casserole dish. (I think Giovanni used Pam Spray.) Cook noodles in a pot of boiling water for 8 minutes. Drain in a strainer. Put noodles into a casserole dish. Add in tuna, soup, and milk. Crumble potato chips and put on tope of casserole. Spread cheese on top of casserole. Sprinkle with paprika and bake 25 minutes.

Serve to Chuck. Listen about how GREAT it is compared to Darin’s.