Hard Times Creamed Tuna recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups milk
1 (5 ounce) can chunk light tuna in water, drained and flaked
salt and ground black pepper to taste
4 slices bread, toasted, or to taste

Nutrition Info

213.9 calories
carbohydrate: 19.9 g
cholesterol: 32 mg
fat: 8.7 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 13.4 g
saturatedFat: 5.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 303.2 mg
sugar: 5.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth and slowly stream milk into the mixture while whisking continually. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.

  2. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir tuna into the milk mixture, season with salt and pepper. Cook until tuna is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.

  3. Ladle tuna mixture over toasted bread to serve.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Times were tough for my newly divorced mom in the 70's. I remember eating creamed tuna on toast with a green salad on the side at least weekly. It was one of my favorite meals, and I had no idea we were eating it out of necessity. Times aren't so tough now, but I still make this about once a month. It's great when you're in a hurry, or have limited supplies on hand. My kids love it too!

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