I have a TON of canned tuna in my cabinets. I am a sucker for a good tuna salad sandwich and my wife buys it every time it’s on sale. I’d like to do a lot more with it, but other than using it in tuna helper, I am at a loss. Anyone have any interesting recipes or just some favorite things that you make with canned tuna?
I like to puree oven dried romas with a drop of lemon oil and mix it with the tuna instead of mayo. It’s awesome on a sandwich or nicoise salad.
Microwave a frozen package of chopped spinach for 5 mins.
Stir in two cups of cooked rice and a can of tuna.
Add a cup of yogurt, cover and microwave for another 3 mins.
Add 8 ounces of cheese of your choice(I like Monterrey Jack), and 1/3 cup of Mayo. Stir, and microwave for another 3 mins.
Comfort food. Not elegant, but nutritious, filling and easy.
Tuna Mousse
Ingredients:
· 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
· 1 (7 g) packet knox unflavored gelatin, softened in 3T cold water
· 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
· 4 stalks green onions, minced
· 1 cup mayonnaise
· 2 (6 ounce) cans solid white tuna, drained well
· 1 cup celery, minced
Directions:
- Warm soup.
- Add softened gelatin.
- Let cool.
- Cream in cream cheese. Then add remaining ingredients.
- Pour into a greased 2-cup mold and chill for 6 hours or more.
- Unmold onto serving platter and serve with crackers and vegetable.
Tuna Noodle Casserole!
The stuff your mother made:
2 cans tuna, drained
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
a cup or so of peas
4 cups dried egg noodles, cooked.
Mix all that stuff up in a baking dish. Cover with crushed potato chips, cover with tinfoil. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes, remove tinfoil, continue baking another 5-10 minutes until potato chips are browned.
Or make the tuna noodle casserole your mother didn’t make by following this recipe. Mega-delicious, but way more work than the above.
Tuna Pasta Salad:
Half a pound of elbow macaroni, cooked and tossed with a couple tablespoons of Italian dressing while still warm.
Mix with:
1 package of tuna or 2 cans tuna, drained
1 orange or yellow or red bell pepper, diced,
about 1/2 - 3/4 cup diced celery
about 1/2- 3/4 cup diced red onion ’
about a quarter pound diced cheddar cheese
A couple big spoons of mayo
Salt & pepper
Put in the fridge until cold.
Improvise some crab(tuna) cakes. Mince some shrimp, mix with an egg, onions, bread crumbs, and bell peppers. Grill or bake
Make your favorite salad, add a drained can of tuna to it. I love to add either tuna or salmon to a salad this way and have yet to find a combination that didn’t agree.
2 cans of tuna
2 cans of chickpeas
1/2 cup diced red,white, or green onions
1/4 cup olive oil
a little lemon juice or vinegar
salt and pepper
feta cheese (optional)
Mix together and chill. Nom.
Alice, I am going to try that. It sounds delicious.
Funny - I just posted this recipe in the epic “What’s for dinner” thread. I made the Spicy Tuna Wrap from Eating Well earlier this week for dinner, and then again the next day for lunch. Was really really tasty. And includes brown rice, whole wheat tortillas, arugula, avocado, and carrots too, so it’s pretty healthy (and a good way to get more whole grains).
I didn’t do the cutting into quarters or halves, nor did I use any soy sauce for dipping. It didn’t need it. Quick and tasty.
I’m not particularly fond of tuna and I really like this recipe. It’s quick and healthy, too.
from Cooking Light, Nov 1999
2 servings (serving size: 2 muffin halves)
1/2 cup drained canned artichoke hearts, finely chopped
1/4 cup sliced green onions
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 (6-ounce) can albacore tuna in water, lightly drained and flaked
(NOTE: I have no problem using regular tuna)
2 English muffins, split and toasted
6 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) grated provolone cheese
(NOTE: I use whatever “white” cheese I have in the house: swiss, mozz, etc.)
Preheat broiler. Combine first 8 ingredients in a medium bowl. Divide evenly among muffin halves; sprinkle with cheese. Place on a baking sheet; broil 5 inches from heat for 4 minutes or until golden brown.
Tuna loaf, tuna patties, or tuna casserole. I use some frozen mixed veggies rather than peas, though, and I leave off the crushed potato chips.
ETA: My cats have volunteered to dispose of any tuna or tuna juice that you don’t want.
Alice, that sounds fantastic. Thanks!
What’s the guidelines for eating canned tuna? I know because of mercury you’re supposed to limit your intake of canned and/or fresh tuna
Easy yummy tuna salad
2 cans tuna, drained
2 cups of macaroni
2-3 large crisp apples (I prefer Fuji), cubed
about 1 cup of mayo (or to taste)
Mix and chill
Patio Tuna Squares. Portable tuna casserole.
Get a bowl, put in about 500g / one pint of greek yoghurt. Then introduce the tuna - I generally leave it as a block, rather than mashing it up. Try and keep it floating on top of the yoghurt, in the middle, rather than underneath the yoghurt. Microwave this for about 4:30 (making sure to keep it covered) and when it comes out add olives and soy sauce. Voila!
You might want to add some tomato sauce as well.
This will help me use up my gigantic Costco jar of artichoke hearts bought in a fit of optimism.
Tuna
mayo
onion
celery
Salt and pepper
small shell noodles
this is an absolute must for summer picnics in my family
Tuna
Cooked, still slightly warm white rice <sushi rice if you have it, but regular works fine>
Wasabi mayo, or mayo with whatever seasonings you want in it - trust me, it works great with warm rice
Sesame seeds, or touch <just a touch!> of sesame oil, drizzle of soy sauce if you’d like.
Blend all together into a kind of soft salad.
Good as is, or if you’re looking for the full fake-sushi experience, break up a sheet of dried seaweed and kind of mix it in.
It tastes far better than it sounds, and is great for days sushi sounds good but is too much trouble to go through.