Tuna Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can chicken and rice soup, i prefer campbell's brand
• 1 (6 ounce) can tuna, drained and flaked with a fork
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening, chilled
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook margarine and onion in a pot until golden brown color.
• 2 take the pot off the heat and blend in flour (1/4 cup or 60 ml) until mixed.
• 3 return pot to stove and add chicken soup, tuna and milk (1 cup or 250 ml).
• 4 cook until thick, stirring constantly.
• 5 take tuna mixture off the heat and add lemon juice.
• 6 pour into a greased baking dish and set aside.
• 7 biscuit topping: combine flour (2 cups or 500 ml), baking powder, and salt.
• 8 cut in shortening with two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture is the consistency of coarse cornmeal.
• 9 make a well in the center of the ingredients and add the milk (1 cup or 250 ml) all at once.
• 10 stir batter vigorously until it comes freely from the side of the bowl.
• 11 turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead lightly for a few seconds.
• 12 roll dough out with a rolling pin to make a rectangle shape.
• 13 sprinkle the dough rectangle with cheddar cheese.
• 14 roll dough with cheese inside into a log shape.
• 15 with a serrated knife slice dough into pieces about 1 inch thick. (cinnamon bun style pieces)
• 16 turn the biscuit & cheese swirl pieces on their side and lay them on top of the tuna mixture.
• 17 sprinkle a little bit of extra cheese over your cheese/dough swirls and place into the oven.
• 18 cook tuna bake uncovered at 425 f for 20 – 30 minutes.