Easy Slow Cooker Tuna Casserole

I couldn't find many slow cooker pasta recipes here that would cook the pasta along with everything else in the cooker. So this is a basic recipe that I made up, along the lines of my mama's stovetop tuna casserole, that can be tweaked by using different type of soup, vegetables, and pasta types as well as adding more or different cheeses, herbs, or spices. Super easy and even my 2-year-old ate it! It makes a very soft pasta, not al dente.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 489 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (5 ounce) can tuna
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup shredded mild Cheddar cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, diced
• 2 cups 2% milk
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup (such as Campbell's®)
• 8 ounces uncooked macaroni pasta

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray a slow cooker with nonstick spray to coat.

Step 2

Combine milk, condensed soup, and garlic in the slow cooker. Stir in tuna, Cheddar cheese, then mushrooms. Add macaroni, season with salt and pepper, and stir to mix.

Step 3

Cover and cook on Low until pasta is very soft, 5 to 6 hours.