Main Dish Recipes - Tuna Creole in Rice Ring

Ingredients      

• 1 green pepper, chopped

• 1/2 cup chopped onion              

• 1/2 cup sliced celery                  

• 1 clove garlic, crushed                  

• 2 Tbs. pure vegetable oil           

• 1 6-oz. can Tomato Paste

• 1 1/4 cups water     

• 1 tsp. salt

• 1 tsp. dill weed   

• 1 bay leaf 

• Dash Tabasco

• 2 6 1/2 to 7-oz. cans chunk style tuna, drained and flaked

• 4 cups hot cooked rice

Makes 4 servings

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Method:

1. Sauté vegetables and garlic until tender in oil. Add Tomato Paste, water and seasonings.

2. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tuna; heat through.

3. Pack hot cooked rice in buttered ring mold, turn out onto serving platter. Spoon tuna creole into center.