When Rent Week Comes, Make This Comforting Casserole | Struggle Meals 

Dear Tastemade, Please pay Frankie a decent living wage. He is a talented cook and a charismatic television personality, and he deserves better than having to live hand to mouth this way. Sincerely, David F. Slone, Esq.

My mom used to make this all the time when money was tight. She'd also add a can of peas to the casserole to sneak some veggies in on me.

I ate a LOT of this growing up...all that it's missing is the peas. Gotta have those veggies!

When are we getting an episode dedicated to the packet drawer?

This recipe will make my PENSION go a bit further,,, so pleased I am subscribed to this Channel ...👍👍....

I went to college and they threw in a extracurricular for free: Debt 101. I'm starved!

Standard Friday night dinner at our house, with the peas.

Me when he says the roux is going to become a béchamel: 😍😍😍

Struggle meals has to have the healthiest comment section on all of RU-vid. Like normally there’s at least a little toxicity in any channel’s comments, but here they’re just all positive from happy viewers A happy viewer myself, I can certainly say that these videos have helped me improve my cooking. I never tried any specific recipe Frankie lays out, but it’s not about the recipes. It was never about the recipes. It’s about learning to think creatively and effectively utilize food. Frankie comes up with half these recipes on the spot based on the ingredients he has and doing that is what makes this a great series.

My mom would take your packet drawer and marry all the packets into their appropriate condiment bottles and spice jars.

Hands down the best channel on the internet. Quality content in a short video... *chef's kiss*

Back in the day when i took Home Ec.....a loonnnggg time ago..i wish we had been taught to make things like this!

Inspirational! I made this tonight, but only had half a can of tuna. So I added its juice to the gravy to boost the flavor, and also added peas and chopped celery to the onions for the same reason, as well as to boost the textures. I did also find a few strips of bacon, which I cooked very crisp and chopped to garnish the top of the casserole, and the grease the bacon released was the fat in which I made my roux. Even with very little meat, this casserole was SO full of flavor! My kids and I loved it and will definitely make it again!

You should pay Frankie more and have him do every single one of your videos he's the best

Packets of plain coffee creamer can help with making things taste more creamy. I've used it in making mashed potatoes.

Love these videos! They do such a great job showing that a good tasting meal doesn't have to be expensive

Love the recipe, love the 70's hair wave more! Keep the segments coming Franke!

Thank you!! I’ve been waiting for this episode since struggle meals started!

No peas??! Look in your freezer--I'm sure there is a half full bag of frozen peas in there ;)

Baby in college I could write a book on struggle meals.

Thanks! In MN we call it hot dish. Also, some peas would make it even better!

collab with binging with babish!!!!!!!!

Never had but sure wanna try..

I make this dish with a box of white Mac and cheese with some frozen peas added for veggies. It's so easy and delicious! 😋

It needs some cheese.

Love tuna noodle casserole.

thank you

You ideas are wonderful thank you!

I LOVE tuna noodle casserole!

Thanks for reawakening my taste buds!

In Australia we call this “Tuna Mornay”1 my friend puts a layer of sliced boiled eggs on top of hers- under the cheesy breadcrumb topping- delicious!

Is there a written recepie? I can put it together but how long in the oven and at what temp?

I had thought as a kid, in my hubris, in my ARROGANCE, that casseroles were for old white women at church dinners. Now that I'm a semi-old white woman who cooks often for church dinners, I find that I was mostly correct. But also they're really good for non old non white non women at non church dinners too. Moral of the story tuna still tastes funny but it's Frankie so I'm prolly gonna make it for dinner tomorrow.

I love watching your videos, since I discovered you on snapchat, I'm not afraid to use the spices in my cabinet. And I love cooking for my 3 year old daughter and she loves helping. 😊

I was watching this in the tiny player and I thought the can of oats on the shelf said "Dan" and I was like "well I guess that belongs to Dan then"

lovely video

Made last weekend, with cheese, because I like it!

Along with canned tuna fish, I also keep canned chicken to make chicken noodles casserole for a budget friendly meal, too.

I am making this now. I will let you know how it turns out. I added canned corn because I was using very small macaroni noodles and needed to fill the pan. I also added white chaddar. I substituted cayenne pepper for the onion powder. I love spice. We shall see. In the oven now. Smells delicious.

Butter in the packet drawer? There's shelf stable butter?

I have some cooked rice in the refrigerator and some canned chicken in the cupboard (we don't like tuna) so I'm going to make a variation of this.

That's no 'low rent' recipe! 😉

1:03 HOW ON EARTH DID THAT CHICKEN STOCK NOT FALL THE WAY HE'S HOLDING IT?!?!?!

That casserole looks scrumptious!!! But was that soy sauce I spied in the fridge?? We've never refrigerated ours.

Eating like "Kings" and tuna noodle casserole will never be one in the same.

All I need to know is can I sub canned pollo cuz fukka tuna

Finally, a recipe even I could probably make... if I had an oven. Sigh.

You forgot the peas Frankie!

Could this work with spaghetti noodles?

I would keep the butter in the refrigerator, never in the "packet drawer."

3:24 Chef John???

Frankie, why would you drain away all that tasty oil or water in the tuna can? That's free flavour!

How much time does the casserole go in the oven

Recently I started buying that Lactaid or A1C(???) milk. Is that conducive to making a roux or baking? I never thought about it before.

@Frankie make something with shrimp please

needs cheese and draining the noodles over the tuna instead of the other way around...you just lost a lotta flavor. :/

Where's the cheese?

Use the tuna water as proof the stock--don waste the flavor!

I will eat lima bean "soup" with white bread toast and butter, potato soup, bologna and ketchup sandwiches, but I will never, ever eat a casserole, especially one with warm canned fish in it. I might sound snobby, but I just can't do it. I would much rather eat buttered pasta and cold canned tuna separately than putting them together and turning them into some slop. The whole casserole thing sounds as appealing as the meat jello dishes in retro days. No thanks

What is going on with the sound quality in this episode? Sounds like it was run through a tin can.