Light Tuna Casserole

Submitted By: Margo Plachetka

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (2 condiments)
  • 4 wedges of low fat Laughing Cow Garlic and herb cheese (2 healthy fats)
  • 1 cup low fat sharp shredded cheddar cheese (1 lean)
  • 1 tablespoon chives
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (less than 1 seasoning)
  • 1 5-ounce can drained tuna packed in water (less than 1 lean, you can have 7 ounces, but tuna doesn’t come in the 7 ounce cans anymore!)
  • 2 cups cooked spaghetti squash (4 greens)
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

To make sauce: Heat almond milk, add cheeses and stir until they melt and sauce thickens up. Add rest of ingredients reserving some of the cheddar cheese to sprinkle on top. Spread in a casserole dish, sprinkle cheese on top and bake for 30 minutes at 350 or until nice and hot. Serves 2 to 4 depending on what you can eat! (based on 2 servings, each serving is: a little less than 1 lean, depends on your size tuna, 1 healthy fat, 2 greens, and 1 ½ condiment)

Medifast Info per serving:
1 lean | 1 healthy fat | 2 greens | 1 condiment

22 thoughts on “Light Tuna Casserole”

  1. Omg this was really good! First time having squash and it was amazing. I am excited to use the spaghetti squash again.

  2. I made this last night for my lean and green. It is outstanding. Made two meals. I had some trouble finding the Laughing Cow Lite Garlic and Herb so I substituted with Laughing Cow Lite Queso Fresco & Chipotle. OH my is it good. Been on Medifast for 23 days and have lost 11 pounds. So glad I found this site as I was having trouble with lean and green meals. I will definitely be back to search for more recipres.

    1. Allergic to Spaghetti Squash? Not a problem use Shiritaki Noodles…They are great for mock pasta salad or mock spaghetti
      too…

  3. What low-fat cheese have you found? Can’t find one with only 1-1.5 g of fat/oz to qualify in the leaner category.

  4. I’m confused. I thought we weren’t permitted to have cheeses and milk, especially in such a large quantity

    1. Ask your coach for the “meatless options” sheet. Cheese is one of the options for your lean. Milk isn’t allowed but it’s unsweetened almond milk, not cow’s milk. 1/2 cup of the Blue Diamond brand or 1 cup of the Silk brand is one condiment.

  5. This is so crazy good – Margo your recipes are incredibly Great – Thank you – You are a life saver

  6. I made this the other night. You might want to weigh your tuna before you make this. The 5 oz can of tuna I opened was actually more like 3.5 oz after all the water was removed. So 2 cans (assuming my results are standard) would give you the necessary 7 oz of tuna.

  7. Forgive me but I’m confused. While this looks yummy and I’m excited to try, it has items that are not listed in the “Leanest, Leaner, Lean” charts and it has 2 Leans; the tuna and the cheddar. Will someone please explain?

    1. Hi Danell,

      “Tuna (canned in water)” is listed on the Leanest chart. You can actually have 7oz of canned tuna. Tuna is sold in 5oz cans however it mostly consists of the water. Once drained, it’s usually between 2 and 3 oz of canned tuna.

      This recipe does have 2 leans which is why it yield 2 servings/meals. Make it and have half for dinner and the other half for lunch tomorrow 🙂

  8. I loved this recipe! I love tuna casserole and it’s better than any tuna casserole I’ve ever made before.Also, I’ve never had spaghetti squach ,I will be incorporating it into other recipes!

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