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Tuna Noodle Casserole

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Level 5: Minced & Moist · 35 min · serves 1 + the family

Tuna Noodle Casserole prepared as an illustrative IDDSI Level 5 serving
Serving illustration. Follow the measurements below and run the IDDSI test before serving.

The family’s version

  • Egg noodles
  • Tuna in cream sauce
  • Crispy fried-onion topping

The Level 5 version

  • 100 g cooked egg noodles
  • 80 g canned tuna, well drained
  • 180 ml thick cream sauce (béchamel)
  • 30 g soft-cooked carrot, finely diced
  • Sauce thickener as needed
Convert it
  1. Cook the noodles past al dente to genuinely soft, then chop into pieces no larger than 4 mm.
  2. Flake and mash the tuna finely, checking for any firm chunks.
  3. Make the cream sauce thick enough that it coats a spoon and doesn't run thin. Thicken further if needed.
  4. Fold noodles, tuna, and carrots through the sauce until everything is coated and cohesive.
  5. Bake the family casserole with its crispy topping; serve the Level 5 portion from before the topping goes on. Fork pressure test first.
EquipmentSharp knife, fork for testing
SLP tipCasseroles convert beautifully. The sauce is already doing the binding work. The crispy topping is the only thing that has to go.

Before serving: run the fork pressure test on the finished plate. Recipes guide you to a texture. Only the test confirms it.

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