Tuna Casserole (Gluten Free)

Serving: 6

Ingredients

1.    1 box of quinoa pasta (16oz)

2.    3 cans of tuna in water (5oz)

3.   1/2 cup of mayo

4.    2 cups of marinara sauce

5.    4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese

6.    1 tablespoon of garlic powder

7.    1 tablespoon of onion powder

Directions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees F

2. Place tuna and mayo in a mixing bowl. Mix well until it becomes a creamy texture.

2.  Cook your pasta in a large pot. Add your tuna, 2 cups of mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce, garlic powder and onion powder. 

3. On a medium-low heat, mix all of the ingredients until the cheese melts in the pasta. 

3.   Spray a 9x13 with non-stick cooking spray

4. Place your tuna mixture in the pan. Sprinkle the additional 2 cups of mozzarella cheese on top. 

5. Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until your cheese becomes golden. 

Broccoli Orzo

Serving: 6 

Ingredients

1.    2 heads of broccoli

2.    1/4 cup of flour (I used oat flour)

3.    3 eggs

4.    Vegetable oil for frying (approximately 1 cup)

5.    1 tablespoon of crushed garlic

6.    1 cup of chopped onions

7.    1 box of orzo

Directions

1. Take a large pot and boil water. Cut the stems of your broccoli and steam the florets for 4-5 minutes. 

2. Strain the water from the broccoli and place in a blender with the flour, eggs, crushed garlic and onions. 

3. Blend together until a creamy texture. 

4. In a large frying pan, coat the bottom with vegetable oil. 

5. Pour your broccoli mixture into the frying pan and stir until parts become to crisp, but still maintaining a creamy-like texture. This should be done on a medium-heat. 

6. Boil your orzo pasta. Once cooked, add the broccoli mixture to the orzo and stir well. 

Sautéed Butternut Squash Pasta

Serving: 6

Ingredients

1 lb. of angel hair pasta

1 pint of cherry tomatoes 

2 cups of frozen cubed butternut squash 

1/2 cup of olive oil 

1/3 cup of white wine

3 tablespoons of milk

1 cup of parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Cook pasta as directed from box. Set aside and let cool
2. Wash cherry tomatoes and cut each in half

3. In a saucepan, sauté the cherry tomatoes in the olive oil. Once the consistency of the cherry tomatoes have become soft enough that they are considered to be "mushy", place the butternut squash in the saucepan

4. After about 5 minutes, add the white wine to the cherry tomatoes and butternut squash and leave on medium low until the wine has cooked down

5. Blend the cherry tomatoes and butternut squash with an immersion blender. Add milk to create a creamy consistency 

6. Once placing the tomatoe-buttnernut squash sauce onto the pasta, place cheese to your liking

-Serve warm-

Cream of Mushroom Rigatoni

Serving: 5-6

Ingredients

1  (16 oz) box of rigatoni pasta

1 (8 oz) container of sliced baby bella mushrooms

1 tablespoon of butter

1 cup of heavy cream

1 (15 oz) can of peas

pepper to taste

freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Place mushrooms in a frying pan with 1/2 cup of water.

2. Steam mushrooms on a medium heat until water evaporates.  If you feel that the water is taking too long to evaporate, you can pour some out. 

3. Once the water has evaporated, add a 1/2 a tablespoon of butter to the mushrooms and mix on a medium-low heat. 

4. Add the other 1/2 tablespoon of butter and stir until mushrooms are sautéed. Set aside.

5. In a small pot, pour heavy cream and cook on a medium-high heat. Add the sautéed mushrooms, peas and pepper to taste.  Stir until the cream begins to bubble.   

5.  Cook the box of rigatoni pasta.

6.  Add the cream of mushroom sauce to pasta.  Mix well. 

7. Top off with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese.