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

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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Tuna dreamboats: Stuffed bell peppers with tuna (1958)

Individual tuna dreamboats recipe