Tuna Noodle Kugel
Print recipeIngredients
- 8oz wide egg noodles
- 8 tablespoons butter (unsalted)
- 2 Small onions (diced)
- canola oil
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 8oz Neufchatel cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cups sour cream
- 12oz canned albacore tuna in water (drained)
- 3/4 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice ((or zest of one lemon))
- 2 teaspoons salt
- black pepper
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Boil water and cook noodles. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Dice onions and cook in a little bit of canola oil over medium heat for a few minutes to brown them. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Drain noodles and put in greased 9x13” baking dish with butter. Toss to melt butter and coat noodles. | |
| Step 3 | |
| In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, cottage cheese, Neufchatel cheese and sour cream. Add in tuna fish, and use a fork to break it into pieces. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Put cheese mixture into baking pan with noodles and stir to incorporate. Add lemon juice or zest, milk and salt. Sprinkle with pepper, to taste. Stir everything together. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 and then broil for a couple of minutes more to brown the top of the kugel. | |