Cheap and Home(l)y Dinners

With gas and food getting so expensive, I decided tonight to go back to my roots and make one of my favorite family meals. I started with my mom's classic recipe, then made a few small changes. I kept it simple, easy, inexpensive, and comforting, and it turned out really delicious too!

12 oz wide egg noodles, cooked and drained
1 Tbs butter
1 medium onion, about 1/2 cup, chopped
2 cans condensed cream of celery soup
1 can-worth of skim or 2% milk
1 cup frozen peas
2 tsp Old Bay seasoning, or similar seafood seasoning mix
2 cans tuna, drained
1 cup crushed Ritz crackers mixed with 1 Tbs melted butter

Preheat oven to 350F. In medium saucepan, melt 1 Tbs butter. Saute chopped onion until just translucent. Add soup, milk, and Old Bay seasoning, stir to combine. Add peas and tuna. Mix with cooked noodles and pour into 3 qt casserole or 9x13 glass baking dish. Top evenly with cracker and butter mixture. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

Makes about 6 large main dish servings and can easily be cut in half and made in a 1 1/2 quart casserole.