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    What to do with canned tuna?!

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    • Posts: 155 Member
      SBHWeav wrote: »
      Seriously. I am super bored of just plain old tuna salad. I need inspiration, here!

      Eat it as it is.
    • Posts: 1,006 Member
      Oh, forgot to mention. It mixes really well with Pasta. I use Tuna, sweetcorn and red or green pesto. Low cal, high protein and carbs from pasta.
    • Posts: 10,330 Member
      The other day I made pasta (half wheat half zucchini) with tuna, mushrooms, anchovies, rosemary, garlic and parmesan. It was pretty good.
    • Posts: 4,301 Member
      I thought the chili/tuna sounded unique, then found this:

      http://www.thefoodiephysician.com/2015/06/dining-with-doc-spicy-thai-chili-tuna.html

      Now I want chili tuna meatballs with the sauce.
    • Posts: 132 Member
      I mix it with some fat free mayo, dill relish, mozzarella cheese, mustard, and a hard boiled egg chopped up and then either put it all in a hollowed out tomato or eat it with 34 degree brand crackers
    • Posts: 1,196 Member
      edited August 2015
      anlymc13 wrote: »
      Oooh! and we also like mixing tuna with fresh homemade pico de gallo and serving on baked corn tortillas! Yum!

      LOVE this idea! Thanks so much anlymc13!
    • Posts: 7 Member
      Mix with 1 serving cottage cheese and slather with Louisiana Hot Sauce. Quick easy low cal lunch
    • Posts: 1 Member
      i make mine over gluten free pasta. i add lemon olive oil frozen peas and a little chile cause i love spice.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      I mix it with some chopped tomatoes, sautéed onions, pasta sauce then place in dish with a mashed sweet potato topping and a little cheese, grill until browned.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Ceviche anyone?
    • Posts: 151 Member
      I mix it will dicedd tomatoes, cucumbers, purple onions, and avocado squirt lime/lemon juice all over salt and pepper to taste . One of my faves!
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Tuna, a little mustard (with horseradish), a little mayo, handful of capers, dill, salt and pepper
      On lettuce or low carb wrap
      I know it's tuna salad...... But it's yummy!
    • Posts: 378 Member
      I used to use it as a substitute taco filling for nights I wanted to save on time and dishes. Add some seasoning to taste, toppings, and you're good to go
    • Posts: 1,105 Member
      I made a salad.

    • Posts: 1 Member
      I was tired of putting the same old mustard, relish, and mayo in mine. Found an awesome Thai Tuna Wrap recipe that is a weekly lunch for me now.
      1 Can of Tuna in Water
      2 TBSP Thai Peanut Dressing (Found in my local grocery store in the "ethnic" aisle)
      1/4 Cup Chopped Red Pepper
      1/4 Cup Chopped Cucumber
      2 TBSP Chopped Onion (I used scallions)
      Mix together and put in lettuce wrap, tortilla, or sandwich. I've done all three and loved them all. Now I choose what to put it in based on how many calories I'm looking to consume.

      :)

      Sara
    • Posts: 7 Member
      I like it with lemon pepper. Usually I'll use it as a substitute for whatever it is that would have used chicken/beef/pork/turkey. Some things work out, some things don't.

      If I'm in a tuna mood I'll mix it with lemon pepper to get that happy tang and throw it together with some chilled pasta salad. Or stick it on an egg salad sandwich with a bit of cheese.
    • Posts: 3,380 Member
      FizzyToast wrote: »
      I like it with lemon pepper. Usually I'll use it as a substitute for whatever it is that would have used chicken/beef/pork/turkey. Some things work out, some things don't.

      If I'm in a tuna mood I'll mix it with lemon pepper to get that happy tang and throw it together with some chilled pasta salad. Or stick it on an egg salad sandwich with a bit of cheese.

      When I was a kid I hated mayo, so I used lawry's lemon pepper marinade and a little cracked pepper to mix with tuna.

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    • Posts: 161 Member
      tuna tetrazzini is easy and delicious. Many easy recipes on google.
    • Posts: 41 Member
      I like spicy food do I do a bunch of sriracha or at least Louisiana hot sauce with a squirt of Italian salad dressing. That mixture is also super yummy over fresh spinach leaves :D
    • Posts: 64 Member
      I love tuna mixed with salsa! Adds veggies and not much else to it lol. Sometimes I'll just add salad greens, or put it on a wrap
    • Posts: 261 Member
      When I was little, my mom would make it into something that was called tuna pea wiggle. Here's a recipe: http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/82882/tuna-pea-wiggle/?mxt=t06rda Don't know how calorie-friendly it is.. we always had ours over top of saltine crackers... but it tasted good.

      Tuna burgers are another good option. I like macaroni salad (throw tuna, cooked whole grain noodles, and low fat mayo into a bowl, and you're done). Adding it to stir fry can be good too. Fry it without anything extra, except maybe a little mustard, to get it a light brown and give it some crunch, then throw it in with veggies. I know tuna is supposed to be good in sushi too, but I've never been able to convince myself that sushi was a good idea.
    • Posts: 4,301 Member
      parsley, lemon juice, lime juice, bell pepper or 2, white beans, and mayo. Tasty.
    • Posts: 1,327 Member
      how about a tuna melt- make the tuna like tuna salad- then place on english muffin halves with melted cheese- delicious
    • Posts: 441 Member
      I do this with canned chicken, celery, nuts of your choosing chopped up, red or black grapes, olive oil mayo, sea salt, pepper
    • Posts: 3,617 Member
      I replace beef in pasta dishes with tuna and it is really yummy
      Or jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn mmm
    • Posts: 4 Member
      Wholemeal spaghettti with Tuna and cherry tomatoes and lemon

      * 80g dry spaghetti
      * 125g cherry tomatoes
      * 180g drained tuna in springwater
      * 1 lemon (juice and grated rind)
      * 3 garlic cloves
      * chilli (optional)
      * 40g low fat feta
      * 100g zucchini
      * 40g parsley

      1. Boil water, cook pasta
      2. Meanwhile make a sauce with garlic, zucchini, chilli, cherry tomatoes using a frypan.
      3. Once spaghetti is cooked, drain and place in frypan with sauce. Mix
      4. Add tuna, lemon and rind. Add salt and pepper to taste.
      5. Top with ripped parsley, crushed feta.
      6. Eat!!!

    • Posts: 41 Member
      I like tuna pasta with sweetcorn and an assortment of other veggies. I used to love mayo but calorie counting has put a stop to that.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      slideaway1 wrote: »
      I make tinned Tuna Sandwiches, Toasties (with melted cheese and Ketchup). Baked/sweet Potato Topping. It mixes well with Mayonaise, Mustard (takes the fishy taste away) or cream cheese. Or I sometimes just eat it straight out of the can. That's just how I roll. Loads of protein, good fat, low calorie and as much Mercury poisoning as you can handle. Good stuff.

    • Posts: 567 Member
      I just mentioned this on another thread... mix your tuna w/ black beans, so yummy!
      I usually do 1/2 cup of black beans for 1 can of tuna!
    • Posts: 895 Member
      I mix a 5oz can of Albacore in water with a pack of StarKist ready to eat Tuna Salad for lunch.
      200 calories
      38g protein
      4.5g fat
      3g carb

      I usually eat baby carrots or celery with it.
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