This Instant Pot Tuna Noodle Casserole is one of the easiest dinners you will ever make!
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It’s all cooked in one pot…including the noodles, so clean up is easy!
Another great thing about this Tuna Noodle Casserole is that it’s low in points. For My WW blue and purple it’s 3 points per serving, for green it’s 4 points per serving.
Each serving is 1 cup. Even if you have 2 servings (2 cups) it is still only 6-8 points depending on your plan.
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So what did I do to lighten it up so much? I’ll tell you. 🙂
I used Healthy Request cream of mushroom soup and Healthy Request cream of celery soup. It was a total of 10 points for both.
Using the regular version of these soups would have been 15 points. Not a huge point difference, but five points is five points.
Instead of using heavy cream or cheeses for the tuna noodle casserole I used fat free half and half. I did not use any cheese.
Guess what…it was still creamy!
To make the tuna noodle casserole I started by adding the two soups to the Instant Pot.
I mixed them together, then added the chicken broth and seasonings and stirred it.
Next I added the egg noodles. I stirred them in the soup making sure to get all of them wet. The noodles will not be completely covered by the liquid, not even close actually. It’s ok though, they will cook just fine.
I secured the lid to the Instant Pot, then let it cook for 3 minutes.
If you’re new to Instant Pot cooking you will quickly realize that even though a recipe only cooks for 3 minutes, it actually takes a little while for the Instant Pot to come to pressure.
Once the Instant Pot beeped I released the pressure and removed the lid. I stirred the noodles right away.
I added the fat free half and half and the peas, then stirred it. That’s it!!
I used frozen peas for this recipe. I’m not a fan of canned peas. I took the peas out of the freezer when I was getting all of the ingredients ready and let them sit out while everything was cooking.
It really doesn’t take long for the peas to cook once you add them to the Instant Pot.
Yield: 8 servings (approximately 1 cup per serving, points per serving for blue and purple is 3, points per serving for green is 4)
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- 10.5 oz. can Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom soup, condensed
- 10.5 oz can Healthy Request Cream of Celery soup, condensed
- 14.5 oz. fat free chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Salt, to taste
- 12 oz. egg noodles
- 5 oz. solid white tuna in water
- 1/2 cup fat free half and half
- 1 cup frozen peas
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Add the cream of mushroom and cream of celery soup to the Instant Pot. Mix together.
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Add the chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley and pepper. Stir together.
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Add the egg noodles. Stir them in the liquid so they all get wet. The noodles will not be submerged by the liquid, but that is ok.
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Drain the liquid from the tuna, then add it to the Instant Pot. There's no need to stir it at this point.
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Place the lid on the Instant Pot and lock it. Make sure the lever is set to seal. Press the manual button and set the time for 3 minutes.
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Release the pressure and remove the lid.
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Stir the noodles, then add the half and half and peas. Continue to stir until the peas are heated through, it should only take a minute. Enjoy!
If you’re looking for some zero point recipes, check out my post 20 Zero Point Recipes or my post 20 (More) Zero Point Recipes. Both are filled with delicious recipes that won’t cost you a single point! They’re perfect for days when you’re running low on points, or trying to save up points for a night out.
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Terry Munro
January 7, 2020 at 3:55 pmWHY do you not give the directions for conventional cooking as well as for the instant pot??
keepingonpoint
January 7, 2020 at 4:21 pmHi Terry. I haven’t made this recipe in the conventional oven, therefore I’m not sure how it would change. Sorry for the inconvenience.
MOLLIE MEAD
January 7, 2020 at 5:21 pmDoc you think instead of cream of mushroom you could use cream of celery or cream of chicken? Thank you and love your recipes no matter how you choose to make them 💜
keepingonpoint
January 7, 2020 at 8:02 pmThank you so much!! 🙂 Hee hee. I haven’t tried it, but I don’t see why not. I’m not crazy about cream of mushroom soup, but I grew up eating it in tuna noodle casserole. That’s why I did one can of that and one can of cream of celery.
Susan
October 14, 2020 at 5:48 pmNot a fan of the cream of celery. I’ll stick with all cream of mushroom. Very good though. I used herb flavored egg noodles (it’s what I had) & would just use regular next time. 2 thumbs up from our house.
Donita
October 18, 2020 at 4:37 pmHow did you come up with your points for this recipe? When i enter the recipe in the WW app it says 7 point for blue. You said this was 3 point for blue.
keepingonpoint
October 18, 2020 at 5:31 pmThere are 8 servings.
Cooked egg noodles = 13 points
10.5 oz. HR cream of celery = 5 points
10.5 oz. 98% FF cream of mushroom = 5 points
Frozen peas = 0 points
Fat free half and half = 3 points
Fat free chicken broth = 0 points
Water packed tuna fish drained = 0 points
Salt, pepper and seasonings = 0 points
All together that is 26 points. Divide that by 8 it’s 3.25 points. I’m not sure how you came up with 7. Maybe doublecheck your ingredients?
Jessica
April 1, 2021 at 4:21 pmHi, what type of egg noodles are you using? I used Skinner medium egg noodles and for 12 Oz of uncooked noodles it is 39 points. When this is factored in, it is 7 points per serving. This recipe is delicious, but would love to lower if you are using a different noodle than me.
Amanda
January 18, 2021 at 12:53 pmMade this for lunch today – love that it’s so easy to make and oh-so-satisfying! Even hubby approved. Thank you!
keepingonpoint
January 18, 2021 at 1:50 pmThat’s great!! 🙂
Jessica
March 20, 2021 at 5:47 pmThis is delicious and so easy! I just started weight watchers and your recipes have been a blessing, so thank you for sharing! The Stromboli was a huge hit for all 6 of us!
keepingonpoint
March 21, 2021 at 7:58 pmThank you so much!!