Tuna dreamboats: Stuffed bell peppers with tuna (1958)

Name: Tuna dreamboats
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 large green (bell) peppers; 1 large can evaporated milk; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 pound grated American cheese; 3 cups cooked rice; 2 cans tuna, drained; 2 tablespoons chopped pimento

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Individual tuna dreamboats recipe

Here’s how to make individual tuna dreamboats with bell peppers. Just watch the family cheer as these boats come sailing to the table!

Tuna dreamboats: Stuffed bell peppers with tuna

Tuna dreamboats

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

6 large green (bell) peppers
1 large can evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound grated American cheese
3 cups cooked rice
2 cans tuna, drained
2 tablespoons chopped pimento

Instructions

Cut peppers lengthwise in half, clean, boil for 2 minutes in salted water.
In a saucepan, bring milk, salt, mustard to just below boil; stir in cheese till melted.
In bowl, blend cheese sauce with rice, tuna, pimiento.
Fill pepper halves and wrap each in square of Reynolds Wrap, double-folding edges and ends in tight seal.
Bake at 350 (F) (moderate) for 30 to 35 minutes.
Open foil, decorate with carrot "sail" and serve.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 265Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 693mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 17g

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