Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Ya want some tuna?

So, over the weekend, moving into my new apartment we discovered that our stove wasnt working. I had planned an awesome stove top meal but couldnt cook it so I had to either nuke something in the microwave OR use my handy dandy convectional oven. I always get a little weird about baking. It's not my favorite but I tried and it turned out nice. First I had to raid my barely stocked cubord for ANYTHING that I could some how make into a meal. This is truly one of those, "OMG, it's dinner, the world is coming to an end, just throw this crap in the oven" kinda deals...but it was soooo yummy. Remember, this was totally made up and mixed up so I expect you to do the same!

You need:
can of biscuits
instant rice
water
can of creamed corn, cream of mushroom/chicken/whateva flava ya like
two cans of tuna
can of mixed veggies (or, again, whatever you like, IMPROVISE!)

Okay....Pre heat the oven to 350-400 and drain all the cans of veggies and tuna.
Mix the rice and appropriate amount of water (I did what the box said for 3 servings) in a baking dish. I use glass.
Add the drained veggies, tuna, and creamed corn (I would have used cream of mushroom, but all I had was corn...still came out great!).
Stir everything together and add in a dash of thyme, salt, and pepper. This dish needed more salt when I was done, so heads up. Remember, it's always easier to add more later! Dont go over board with the thyme. It's really strong.
Open your biscuits and arrange them on top of your dish. Dont push them into the mix, just place on top.
Cook for about 30-45 minutes. Check it at the time that the biscuits should be done. They'll be cooked on top, but not the bottom so go ahead and spray the tops with some PAM and cover loosely with tin foil for the remaining time. The biscuits should be textured like dumplings but crunchy on top.

I set this dish on the counter before leaving for a friends house who lives down the road. By the time I got back, my handsome man had eaten half of it, haha. I was later blamed for the bulging stomach and his inablility to lift a finger :)

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