I saw an article in the Star Advertiser about quick meals that old timers (me) used to make a long (long, long) time ago when we weren't as worried about calories or healthy options.
I used Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup and mixed it with a can of tuna and frozen peas. Sometimes it was frozen corn or possibly peas and carrots; whatever I had in the freezer.
When I mentioned this at our Zumba class, Diane said she used to add crushed potato chips on top. Pat said she'd made it too. Instead of macaroni though, we just poured it over rice.
There was another recipe I made all the time. My kids will roll their eyes at this. I called it Goulash. It was just hamburger, frozen corn and peas, 1 chopped onion, salt, pepper and tomato sauce. I sometimes added ketchup for sweetness.
Then there was that time I cooked spam by just scoring it with a knife and poking cloves into it. I mixed brown sugar with crushed pineapple and poured it over the spam and baked it. Not healthy, but the kids survived.
Pat and Diane had a bunch of other recipes for very quick meals they used to make, but darn if I forgot them.
It's true, I'm a lot older now and my memory is not good. It's amazing I remembered this tuna recipe.
I used Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup and mixed it with a can of tuna and frozen peas. Sometimes it was frozen corn or possibly peas and carrots; whatever I had in the freezer.
When I mentioned this at our Zumba class, Diane said she used to add crushed potato chips on top. Pat said she'd made it too. Instead of macaroni though, we just poured it over rice.
There was another recipe I made all the time. My kids will roll their eyes at this. I called it Goulash. It was just hamburger, frozen corn and peas, 1 chopped onion, salt, pepper and tomato sauce. I sometimes added ketchup for sweetness.
Then there was that time I cooked spam by just scoring it with a knife and poking cloves into it. I mixed brown sugar with crushed pineapple and poured it over the spam and baked it. Not healthy, but the kids survived.
Pat and Diane had a bunch of other recipes for very quick meals they used to make, but darn if I forgot them.
It's true, I'm a lot older now and my memory is not good. It's amazing I remembered this tuna recipe.
Looks good to me.
ReplyDeletequick meals for me today retired is going out to eat...lol!
ReplyDeleteI made that same casserole when I was young and needing to make a quick meal. I shudder to think of it today! But thanks for the memories. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe made the hamburger dinner with noodles. It was called Bob's Dinner as Bob introduced it to the family. The kids won't eat it now as I served it continually. LOL
ReplyDeleteI think the goulash we used to call Campers Stew. Easy to make when you're camping. I made the tuna noodle casserole once for Dan when we were first married. He didn't care for tuna that way. He's not big on fish though he did try the grilled salmon last night for dinner in the Bistro here where we live. He liked it but said "anything's good with tartar sauce!"
ReplyDeleteAnd no microwave. Never made the casserole but you poked my interest with the Spam. I'm one of the few mainlanders who likes Spam.
ReplyDeleteokay . . . I can't say anything nice about tuna noodle casserole, so I will just say nothing at all.
ReplyDeleteWe ate so many of the meals constructed from cans when I was a kid. We just didn't know how awful they were!
ReplyDeleteMust try on a day off from healthier stuff. Tried the low-salt soups one time in a casserole and ti wasn't too bad. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThe tuna recipe doesn't sound bad!
ReplyDeleteHow we used to eat!
ReplyDeleteI've had all of these and they were good.
ReplyDeleteI loved tuna-noodle as a kid. I still make it in the oven when I want a comfort food.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder, Kay.
I did make a tuna noodle casserole that I think used mushroom soup. I don't really remember for sure. That was a long time ago. I never did do much with "casseroles", except homemade mac and cheese.
ReplyDeleteLooks good to me! Love how easy it is. And tasty.
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