What's your favorite way to eat canned tuna?

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  • AvalonsUnicorn
    AvalonsUnicorn Posts: 425 Member
    I just mix in a little full fat raspberry vinigeret with mine maybe some cheese and enjoy I LOVE it!
  • Todbringer
    Todbringer Posts: 3 Member
    Teaspoon of olive oil and fresh ground pepper. Add some home made wholewheat bread with omega-enriched organic margarine with it, radishes and white tea and voila.
  • IriaSparcast
    IriaSparcast Posts: 27 Member
    Typically i eat it straight - drained, rinsed, and drained again (to remove the taste of the can), and then with some sea salt and pepper cracked over it....with 2 oz of good cheese and quality bread (no bagged sandwich loaves for me!), or crackers or veggies for crunch.

    alternatively, i'll make an open-faced melt in the oven. tuna, zucchini relish, and the tiniest bit of miracle whip to hold it together - semi-toast a slice of bread, lightly butter, then salt, pepper, garlic powder & parsley. top with tuna mix and sliced or shredded cheese of your preference. i use shredded asiago or sliced havarti. hubby prefers cheddar. bake at 350* for 10min

    before the calorie counting, i'd also do tuna casserole, using boxed mac & cheese mix as a base, but i also boiled frozen shelled edamame with the noodles. prep as instructed, fold in canned tuna and shredded cheese. put into oven-safe casserole dish, add more cheese. cover and bake. i should probably calculate the calories in that sometime and see if i can make it friendlier without sacrificing taste. Lent is coming.

    ....cheese might be a weakness of mine....
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    I'm disgusting and I just mix it with hot sauce and chopped dill pickles and eat it like that. Or if I'm getting fancy I'll throw that mixture on salad greens and add some tomatoes/bell peppers/etc.
  • jbsmith0407
    jbsmith0407 Posts: 5 Member
    PinkyPan1 wrote: »
    I add tuna to my salad a few times a week.

    Yes! Awesome in salad with cucumbers and a diced hard boiled egg.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I mix it with mayo and finely chopped onion, salt, pepper, parsley. On sandwiches. <3
  • blazincajun
    blazincajun Posts: 19 Member
    Straight out of can for lunch 4 to 5 times/week
  • EddieHaskell97
    EddieHaskell97 Posts: 2,227 Member
    edited January 2016
    Mayo, green onion, and pepper-jack cheese with lettuce, in a wrap.
  • jenovatrix
    jenovatrix Posts: 219 Member
    I like the bumblebee sensations. I usually have them plain for lunch. They started selling them in pouches now and not just a tiny can with crackers, I never ate the crackers anyway since they weren't worth the calories. They come in tomato basil, Thai chili and lemon pepper flavors.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I love it with pasta.. either sauteed with garlic and olive oil or in a tomato sauce. Yum
  • yhealthy2000
    yhealthy2000 Posts: 111 Member
    I thinly slice half of a medium size onion, fry them in little oil until somewhat caramelized. I drain the water and add one can tuna to the pan with caramelized onion. Incorporate the two on medium low heat. Once mixed and hot I turn the heat off. Then I add one tablespoon of mayo. Then salt to taste and lots (like 1 teaspoon) of ground black pepper! I love black pepper
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    Ever since I read the suggestion of tuna and cottage cheese, I've been trying to convince myself to try it. But it just sounded so gross. Finally got up the courage tonight and mixed a Starkist sweet and spicy packet with some cottage cheese. Oh my word! I still can't believe how delicious it was! I don't think I could do plain canned tuna with cottage cheese, but I'll definitely be doing it again with the flavored packets. Such a delicious, low-cal way to get a good amount of protein.
  • 1Nana2many
    1Nana2many Posts: 172 Member
    My daughter likes to eat tuna with a little lemon pepper on it.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Canned tuna is cat food... You couldn't pay me to eat it!
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Quick and easy. Add some lite mayo and dip crackers (preferably wheat thins).
  • yesimluckyareyou
    yesimluckyareyou Posts: 31 Member
    I just made asian tuna patties- scallions, ginger, garlic, a tiny tiny bit of soy, maybe cilantro, chinese 5 spice. Mix it up (I didn't have eggs, or breadcrumbs, but I pan fried them) little crumbly, but delicious. I served it with greek yogurt mixed with Sriracha

  • Shells918
    Shells918 Posts: 1,070 Member
    I like a large amount of finely chopped Claassen pickles, even some of the juice, mustard, and some chopped apples. Keeps it pretty low cal and still delicious!

    That sounds good! I eat it with sweet pickle relish and a little mayo.
  • healthy_hermione
    healthy_hermione Posts: 64 Member
    I do tuna sandwiches. I mix in one tablespoon of mayo. Put it all on 2 slices of whole wheat bread and add in some spinach.
  • benmode
    benmode Posts: 2 Member
    I like my corned tuna with cereal... just because.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    1Nana2many wrote: »
    My daughter likes to eat tuna with a little lemon pepper on it.

    When I was a kid I hated mayo so I always mixed mine with the bottled lawry's lemon pepper marinade and some extra fresh cracked pepper.
  • chloeelizabethm
    chloeelizabethm Posts: 184 Member
    Tuna and courgette fritters are the best! A can of tuna, 1 courgette, 50g self raising flour and an egg...mix it up, fry it for a few minutes on each side. This makes 4 snack portions at around 130 cals per portion.

    You can freeze them and take as a snack to work, serve a few as a meal. I have mine with chilli sauce :)
  • misslisa1154
    misslisa1154 Posts: 1 Member
    edited January 2016
    Grab some really low fat salad dressing - french is often low - some diced raw peppers and red onion for crunch and whack it on a cracker bread. It's so fast and it's really fresh tasting. I like it in the summer when I need a fast fix.
  • kazminchu
    kazminchu Posts: 250 Member
    My favourite hot tuna meal is a mixture of buckwheat and quinoa, a can of tuna, edamame beans, olives, and fried onion. Delicious, and I didn't think I liked hot canned tuna.
  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    I smash up one whole avocado with a little lemon or lime juice then mix in one pouch of tuna. I get two lunches out of this recipe. I eat it on a whole grain English muffin. It's quick, easy and incredibly tasty.
  • RoseNoel01
    RoseNoel01 Posts: 3 Member
    yayamom3 wrote: »
    Ever since I read the suggestion of tuna and cottage cheese, I've been trying to convince myself to try it. But it just sounded so gross. Finally got up the courage tonight and mixed a Starkist sweet and spicy packet with some cottage cheese. Oh my word! I still can't believe how delicious it was! I don't think I could do plain canned tuna with cottage cheese, but I'll definitely be doing it again with the flavored packets. Such a delicious, low-cal way to get a good amount of protein.

    I have a brand-new container of cottage cheese in the refrigerator and way too many cans of tuna in the pantry. Looks like this is getting a try-out for lunch.
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    RoseNoel01 wrote: »
    yayamom3 wrote: »
    Ever since I read the suggestion of tuna and cottage cheese, I've been trying to convince myself to try it. But it just sounded so gross. Finally got up the courage tonight and mixed a Starkist sweet and spicy packet with some cottage cheese. Oh my word! I still can't believe how delicious it was! I don't think I could do plain canned tuna with cottage cheese, but I'll definitely be doing it again with the flavored packets. Such a delicious, low-cal way to get a good amount of protein.

    I have a brand-new container of cottage cheese in the refrigerator and way too many cans of tuna in the pantry. Looks like this is getting a try-out for lunch.

    If you're using canned tuna, I would recommend draining it very thoroughly. The packet tuna is pretty dry (almost like jerky in a way). I don't think I would enjoy it as much if it were watery.
  • runner475
    runner475 Posts: 1,236 Member
    Tuna cakes (like cheap crab cakes). Tuna Patties or you can make them exactly like crab cakes mixed with breadcrumbs or cooked potato. I like to top with some kind of mayo based sauce with a little heat.

    I <3 this recipe. Thanks for posting.
  • pie_eyes
    pie_eyes Posts: 12,964 Member
    I usually add it to mac N cheese with broccoli

    I need ideas too
  • ahawkx
    ahawkx Posts: 52 Member
    Today I ate my tuna in cottage cheese with salt/pepper haha doesn't that sound gross? Oh the things I want when I'm pregnant.
    Seriously though it wasn't that bad. The only weird part was that I can't eat cold tuna so I heated it up, but I also can't eat warm cottage cheese.. it was kind of a conundrum but oh well I combined them even at different temps and it worked for me.
  • Willkill4pudding
    Willkill4pudding Posts: 7 Member
    I just like to put it on top of salad!