Canned tuna ideas?

brilynn79
brilynn79 Posts: 86 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I typically eat with mayo and relish as salad on crackers, also used to make into patties. Any other creative way you eat it?

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  • saschamccumber862
    saschamccumber862 Posts: 3 Member
    I make tuna salad sandwiches with pickles, onions, mayo, mustard, salt and pepper. So yummy!
  • mikestobbs1
    mikestobbs1 Posts: 294 Member
    Put it on toast and melt cheese over the top.
    Tuna pasta bake
    On wholemeal pizza base with onions peppers chilli and mozzerella.
  • devinnn0728
    devinnn0728 Posts: 31 Member
    Canned tuna mixed with quinoa...season to taste
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Go to ripped recipes.com many good ideas for tuna.
  • lilyann1981
    lilyann1981 Posts: 36 Member
    edited August 2015
    I have flaked tuna with cannellini beans, red onion, chopped vine tomato and a Dijon mustard lemon dressing.
  • acheben
    acheben Posts: 476 Member
    I recently tried replacing the mayo in Myrna salad with roasted garlic hummus and it worked really well for me.
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    edited August 2015
    Just mix it with veggies, spices, sauces, mayo, etc. then make a sandwich or salad.

    If you make it so often where you need "ideas" because you are getting so bored, then you are probably eating too much canned tuna.

    That mercury tho.
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  • carebears1973
    carebears1973 Posts: 63 Member
    For my daughter's college lunch I boil some rice in a vegetable stock cube. When it's cooked, drained and cold, I add grated carrot, grated cucumber (not too much carrot or it goes soggy), chopped spring onion and a tin of tuna in spring water. She loves it.
  • ebbingfat
    ebbingfat Posts: 117 Member
    My fave:
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    I like to dip them in either some light dill veggie dip or tzatziki.
  • youdontknowwhatyousaw
    youdontknowwhatyousaw Posts: 221 Member
    Mixed with mashed Avocado, celery, onion and dill weed.
    Mixed with a can of white beans
  • Talan79
    Talan79 Posts: 782 Member
    I like using hummus & olive tapenade
  • coco_bee
    coco_bee Posts: 173 Member
    edited August 2015
    I love tuna patties fried in a little olive oil mashed potato and mixed with onion for flavour, mixed veg, spring onion, pepper, yum
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,597 Member
    Last night I had Thai Red Curry tuna on baked potatoes. :)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I don't like making tuna more calories than it needs to be. It's either dumped in a salad with my other favorite salad fixings, or mixed with cholula chipotle sauce or chili paste.
  • Makhai_
    Makhai_ Posts: 146 Member
    We thought this was on par......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykk0glGCbY0
  • andrikosDE
    andrikosDE Posts: 383 Member
    My go to Summer tuna salad is as follows (I usually make it with hot-smoked salmon but tuna works well too):

    1 can of tuna drained
    2 medium tomatoes chopped
    1 medium cucumber chopped
    1 medium onion chopped

    (optional: jalapenos/peperoncinis for a bit of spice)
    I love to add purslane to it when it's seasonal

    1 tbsp EVOO
    juice of half lemon + plus a few drops of red wine vinegar
    S&P to taste

    Toss and enjoy. Try not to drool inside it.
    It makes for a large, refreshing, filling salad for under 500 calories.

  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    I like it added to salad, or mixed with mayo, and eaten as a dip with veggies. Sometimes I will add a can to a frozen dinner (single serve frozen mac and cheese) after heating to increase the protein and calories of the meal.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    CharonCharon wrote: »
    Just to add: I noticed my crackers had Trans Fat (hydrogenated fat).
    Many at the store did.
    Read the ingredients to make sure.


    Not sure what this has got to do with tuna but 'hydrogenated fat' does not necessarily mean trans fat.

    Partially hydrogenated oils/fats containt trans fats
    Fully hydrogenated oils/fats do not
  • jessicagrieshaber
    jessicagrieshaber Posts: 167 Member
    I have been mixing it with a little bit of cottage cheese and sriracha hot sauce, then either putting it on toast or just eating it straight up. It's delicious!
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    ebbingfat wrote: »
    My fave:
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    1 can of tuna typically has 24-26 grams of protein and just about 100 calories.

    Where is this recipe getting the other 23 grams of protein? 1 egg doesn't offer that much protein.

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