Tex Mex Tuna Casserole

Recipe By :Richard Simmons

5 or 6 Points** per serving

2 cups tuna in water, canned -- drained and flaked

2 cups lowfat cottage cheese

3/4 cup sour cream

1/4 cup diced red onion

1/4 cup canned chili peppers -- diced

2 tablespoons salsa 3 cups cooked noodles -- drained

12 saltine crackers -- crumbled

1/8 cup cashews, dry-roasted -- unsalted, chopped*

1. Preheat oven to 350º F.

2. In large bowl, combine tuna, cottage cheese, sour cream, red onion, chiles, salsa and noodles.

3. Turn into 2-quart casserole dish coated with non-stick spray.

4. Combine crackers and cashews and sprinkle over top.

5. Bake uncovered 30 minutes.

Makes 8 servings.

* Recipe called for 12 unsalted, dry roasted cashews.

**MC is based on cup size. Serving size (1/8 recipe) Per MC 5 nutritional analysis: Per serving: 242 Calories, 7g Fat, 1g Fiber

Weight Watcher Points: 5

According to the cookbook: Per serving: 256 Calories Weight Watcher Points: 6

Deal-A-Meal Cards Used: 1 Fat, 1 Bread, 1 Meat, 1 Dairy

Source: "Deal-A-Meal Golden Edition Cookbook, page 134-135" Copyright: "Deal-A-Meal Corp., 1990"

NOTES : Shared by Pamela S.