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Layered Tuna Bake

Darlene
Easy, tasty and freezable
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Ingredients
  

Tuna Bake

  • 2 cans (6 ½ oz each) tuna drained
  • ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • ¼ cup chopped celery
  • ¼ cup chopped toasted almonds
  • 2 tbls lemon juice
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
  • 1 egg yolk, beaten

Dill Sauce

  • 2 tbsp butter or margarine
  • 2 tbsp Bisquick baking mix
  • ½ tsp dry dill weed
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • 1 cup milk

Instructions
 

Tuna Bake

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Grease baking dish, 8x8".
  • Mix Tuna, Cheese, onion, celery, almonds, lemon juice, egg, salt and pepper.
  • Mix baking mix, milk and mayonnaise, beat vigorously 20 strokes.
  • Spread half the dough in dish, top with tuna mixture.
  • Spread remaining dough over tuna mixture.
  • Brush with egg yolk.
  • Bake until deep golden brown, 25 to 30 min.
  • Serve with Dill Sauce. 6-8 servings.

Dill sauce

  • Heat margarine or butter in 1 qt saucepan over low heat until melted.
  • Stir in Bisquick baking mix, dried dill weed, salt and pepper.
  • Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly: remove from heat.
  • Stir in milk.
  • Heat to boiling, stirring constantly and until it thickens.