Miss jean's tuna casserole

Yield: 4 Servings -

Ingredients:

1 cn Solid-pack tuna; drained
8 oz Elbow macaroni; cooked
4 tb Butter
2 tb Onion; minced
1 1/2 tb Green pepper; minced
2 tb Flour (instant)
3/4 ts Salt
1 ds Pepper; generous
1 c Milk
1/2 c Frozen green peas; (opt)
1 cn Cream of mushroom soup
1 c Sharp cheddar cheese; -shredded divided
2 sl Bread; buttered and cubed

Instructions:

Paprika; generous sprinkle Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook macaroni until tender drain. Melt butter in same pot add onions and green pepper and saute over low heat 5 minutes. Add flour salt and pepper and stir to blend well. Add milk and mushroom soup and stir over low heat until smooth. Add macaroni flaked tuna peas and 1/2 the cheese to sauce and stir to blend well. Pour into 2-quart buttered casserole top with remaining cheese. Top cheese with 2 slices battered day-old bread cut in cubes and sprinkle bread with paprika generously. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until nice and brown. This casserole reheats easily over low heat in saucepan or in microwave at 50%. Like most casseroles it tastes even better reheated.