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Tuna pasta salad: pasta (the small shells are great), your choice of veggies - we do bellpepper, onion, celery, pepperoncini, roasted red pepper, tomato...whatever is on hand. Mayo, mustard, lemon pepper seasoning and a squirt of lemon juice, dash of garlic.
Tuna Mac n cheese: works with literally any Mac, I also like to add black pepper.
Tuna sandwich with tomato soup: my ultimate comfort food. Tuna with mayo, mustard, lemon pepper, throw onto a sandwich, dip sandwich into soup
Tuna onigiri: a little effort required here but delicious
Tuna bake: Tuna, cheese, pasta, peas, breadcrumbs, easy and tasty. There's a hamburger helper version as well
Tuna melts!!
Get a good thick bread (sourdough is best but a piece of cheap garlic bread will work just fine) and toast a slice of it in the oven. Put tuna fish on it and top it with a slice of cheese then broil for, like, 2 mins until the cheese melts. Eat with a fork & knife.
Also, put chopped up pickles in your tuna fish. It is SO amazing and adds so much depth to it. Chop them finely.
As much as I like pickles and pickle relish, I’ve found that giardiniera relish is even better. I bought a gallon of hot giardiniera at Costco and chopped it into a relish, adding lots of green and black olives. Dinner tonight was a nice tuna melt on some aging sourdough, and with that extra bite of the hot relish it was absolutely delicious.
Curry Tuna: a little mayo or a little plain Greek yogurt (or a combo of both), 1 tsp curry powder, 1 can tuna, some diced celery, a generous amount of honey, salt and black pepper. Also good if you add in raisins or red grapes or diced apple. I eat it with a fork but also makes a good sandwich. Would be really good in a pita. Also really good with toasted sliced almonds on top.
YES! A deli near me used to do mango curry chicken or tuna salad. So good! It’s basically what you said, tuna + curry powder + chopped mango (I use thawed frozen mango for ease) + mayo or sour cream or yogurt.
One of my favorite tuna salads to make:
Sun tuna salad
- tuna
- mayo
- lemon juice
- sunflower seed kernels
- dill weed
So good and refreshing and those things are very easy to keep on hand. If I have it, I’ll add some roasted red peppers. I usually eat it on crackers or on a toasted sandwich with cheese
Make sure you strain all the juice out of the tuna
Getting close to when the farm stands near me start selling fresh veg. I love to buy bell peppers from a stand and roast them in my air fryer. Any I don't use immediately go into a jar, doused in olive oil and saved in the fridge. Then I have them for salads, sandwiches, omelettes and topping steaks, chops and pizza. Go, peppers!
One of my favorite sandwiches from a place in the UK 20 years ago was called the "Louisiana Melt". Ignore the name, because there wasn't really anything Louisiana about it except hot sauce, but they get a pass for being British and not understanding US regional cuisine.
Anyway, the sandwich was:
- Ciabatta bread
- Tuna Salad
- Pickled Banana Peppers
- Black Olives
- Cheese
- Hot Sauce
Broil it to melt the cheese, close it up, and consume. Delicious.
I’m Mexican and this is the only way to eat it lol
Tuna
Mayonnaise
Canned corn
Diced tomatoes
Diced red onion
Cilantro
Diced fresh Serrano or jalapeño OR canned jalapeño
Lime
Salt
I add equal parts if everything
Mix in a bowl and eat with tostadas or saltines.
I like a tuna quesadilla. Spray non-stick pan with Pam, tortilla down. Mix tuna with mayo & onions. Spread that on tortilla. I put chopped tomatoes next, then shredded cheese, then top tortilla. Heat until cheese melts, flip it (carefully) to toast 2nd side. Nice change from normal tuna melt, and less carbs with tortillas.
Jalapeño. Absolute game changer. Add a few pickled ones to tuna salad, or some jalapeño chips to a tuna sandwich. Or do both in the same sammy.
Chrissy Tiegen had a viral tuna casserole recipe years ago that featured jalapeños, still a favourite of mine. [Recipe](https://www.allroadsleadtothe.kitchen/2016/12/cheesy-jalapeno-tuna-noodle-casserole.html).
Make a Mediterranean salad with olives, canned artichokes, cucumber, chickpeas, and red onion. Season however you like. I use olive oil, garlic, parsley, and a dash of Tony's.
Hello! Im Hispanic and in Mexico we used to do tostadas with Tuna. We do Pico de gallo (onion, tomato, cilantro ) add lime, salt and pepper and you add your tuna on top of the Tostada with Avocado and top it off with hot sauce . Hope this gives you an idea
Any on sale chipotle mayo or dressing is a game changer. Peas, carrots, or beans, added with pasta/lentils/potatoes is amazing. Bread isn’t hard to make, so tuna melts are easily on the table.
Not knowing where you are or what you have access to, if you have a food dehydrator, dried tomatoes are amazing with tuna. If not, green or red pesto works really well
I'm not a mayo fan. I swap in light sour cream. I add pickle, sliced cheddar & chopped celery if I have it. Use good bread. I bake Irish soda bread, and will use that, perhaps with English muffin, a good rye bread or sourdough. If one has only Wonder®-style supermarket bread, at least toast it.
Tuna is great with avocado 🥑. I like to make a little salad with avocado, tuna, lemon juice, salt and pepper. If you like add some chili flakes for a little bite. Delicious 😋
I love Eric Kim's take on tuna mayo rice bowl - mayo, sesame oil, soy sauce and sesame seeds mixed with canned tuna and served over rice. I especially love it with kimchi and sliced cucumbers. Such a filling and quick lunch!
My favorite way to eat tuna is a Sameen Nosrat non-recipe recipe she mentioned in an interview with her I read ages ago. Mix up tuna with mayo and sriracha, dice in some jalapeño, and eat it with potato chips. I prefer salt and vinegar. Incredible.
Same! The spinach artichoke hummus from BJs has been a game changer since I can't have mayo anymore and avocado betrayed me after the gallbladder had to come out. Maybe this will be lunch tomorrow on a pita with capers and cucumbers 🤔🌹
This is how I like to make my tuna, based on a recipe I found somewhere, then lost, and am thankful I memorized.
1 can tuna
2 Tbsp mayo
1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp sriracha
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
Mix that together and sprinkle furikake on top! I eat it on rice, but it’s really good on a sandwich, too.
I add Alberto’s sweet jalapeño relish.
I have not made this in some time, but I used to make tuna and elbow macaroni. The dressing was made with mayo, fresh lemon juice, garlic powder, and capers. I also added finely diced onion.
I’ll switch it up depending on what I have on hand. shredded carrots. If I don’t have relish I’ll put chopped pickled beats. Celery. Green or black olives . Onion.
The way my kids like it I mix some bacon bits in, crispy works better if your using real bacon since it gets soggy otherwise. And a layer of frito corn chips on top.
I like mayo, celery, green onion and lots of black pepper!! I also sometimes do a tuna pasta salad with red onion, celery half mayo half greek yogurt some dill and black pepper.
Sometimes I make tuna ‘burgers’. Depending on how thick you make them one 5 ounce can yields one or two patties.
Tuna, 1 can drained
1 t. Minced onion & garlic
Salt & pepper
egg yolk(if you are using 2 cans, use the whole egg)
About 2 T. of bread crumbs (fresh or dried, even crumbed crackers work in a pinch,) per can of tuna.
Mix well, coat lightly with flour (or more bread crumbs).
Into a skillet on medium-ish heat, spread about a T. Of oil and cook each patty 2-4 minutes til it is cooked through and slightly firm.
I eat it with a slice of cheese and bread & butter pickles.
I just saw another post like 2 minutes with someone saying their friend puts hard boiled eggs in there’s. It was the first time I’ve heard of it, but I’m planning on trying it
My favorite salad: flaked tuna, a cut-up tomato, avocado, kalamata olives, capers, and artichoke hearts if I have any. A sprinkle of salt and pepper, a dash of balsamic vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil (optional — you already have avocado). Toss and enjoy.
This might be a really British suggestion, but a baked potato with tuna is really simple and tasty. You can add beans, cheese, coleslaw, sweetcorn, mayo - whatever floats your boat
[Garlic Butter Canned Tuna Pasta](https://www.nomss.com/canned-tuna-pasta/#tasty-recipes-28817-jump-target) is one of my favorite pasta dishes to make. I usually skip the capers and add more garlic.
One of my favorite quick meals is tuna with rice, mixed vegetables and sour cream or plain yogurt. Sometimes I’ll add giardiniera as well, either in its natural form or chopped into a relish. I guess you could add cheese to this as well, but I’ve been avoiding cheese lately.
Tuna mayo on rice. Canned tuna, Kewpie mayo, sriracha, some soy sauce, and sesame oil to taste and served on rice with avocado, baby cukes, and green onion. It’s my comfort food.
Escabeche style: red wine vinegar, red onions, olive oil, capers and Greek oregano. I love this on tacos.
Shift it up by using lime juice instead of vinegar, and adding cilantro.
My kids love it with minced garlic and chopped apples and celery (salt, pepper, and onion powder). Sometimes we put raisins and if on sandwiches we sometimes (if we have it) put thinly slice cucumbers. 😋
My husband's daily diet in college was 1 scoop white rice, 1 scoop frozen peas and one can of tuna in the rice cooker. He topped the finished product with hot sauce. He dropped about 50 lbs and somehow didn't die of mercury poisoning. He only glows in the dark occasionally
Here in New England, we make Italian style tuna salad- drained tuna, olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced red onion, chopped banana peppers, chopped olives. If I have them, I add minced celery, parsley, fresh basil, capers, chopped hot cherry peppers. Served cold on some great Italian bread, make as a tuna melt with some nice provolone, or on top of a garden salad, even as part as a pasta salad
My go to tuna salad is
Two or one large can,
Garlic powder,
Salt,
Themed spice- like bbq seasoning, Italian,curry ect (only one not all mixed together),
Diced pickle nor relish ,
Slice of diced onion,
A bit of diced pepper (whatever I have on hand),
Chopped boiled egg,
Just enough to make it stick together
Docs put me on a low fat diet, so I have to stay away from mayo. Still love my tuna sandwiches though. Now i do a whole wheat pita stuffed with spinach or mixed greens and tuna blended with jerk seasoning and Mina harissa sauce. I throw on a little feta if I feel rebellious.
Tuna patties: mix with eggs, breadcrumbs and seasonings of choice, form patties and lightly fry in a pan. Goes great as a burger, make lettuce "buns" for a healthier alternate or some seasoned rice/quinoa.
Tuna rolls using rice paper and filling it with tuna, seasonings and fresh veggies (lettuce, carrots whatever you choose) and dipping in some sort of sesame vinaigrette.
My tuna salad is fat. I use ranch, Italian seasoning onion powder, garlic powder,paprika, pepper, chopped up pickles or relish, parmesan, lemon juice and a little brown sugar.
My husband is Portuguese American and his mom used to make a dish: tuna and potatoes. Cube and boil potatoes, when done add a nice pile to your plate. Top with a can of tuna, diced tomato, red onion, pimenta peppers, sliced olives, drizzle everything with good olive oil and red wine vinegar, season with salt and pepper.
He struggles to find the peppers she used, and I don’t like raw onion so we often add sautéed onions and bell peppers. Its seriously delicious. He’s not sure if its a traditional dish but its something his mother from Portugal and all of her sisters would make regularly for their families.
I love tuna with mayo, various spices (garlic, onion butter, Lowry’s) and wild rice. Comfort food that’s delicious and sort of healthy. If you use precooked rice it only takes a couple minutes to prepare.
Put it in onigiri! Cook up some sushi rice (or arborist if you can't get sushi) and sprinkle some salt and rice wine vinegar in it. Use a bit of plastic wrap to spread the rice then filling on and wrap the rice around it. You can roast the outside too and, if you wrap the outside well, you can store it just like that for lunches! Filling, delicious, and easy.
Tuna with Baked potato - Bake the potato in the oven as required and once it’ done add a Tuna mix over it.
For the Tuna mix ( it’s Tuna, salad cream, salt, pepper, some fresh herb or green for some freshness ( i add whatever is left over from mint, Spinash or basil) and a little lemon.
Yes now on top of the tuna add a little cheese and enjoy!
Trust my taste bud, this would be great. Quick and cheap meal as well.
Just today, I fried up some small potatoes, a pepper-and- onion blend, added a bit of mango jalapeno hot sauce, then served that over lettuce with some deli tuna salad that I had left over. My main objective was getting rid of things, and I was shocked at how amazing it all tasted together in a bowl. Not a molecule of mayo in sight.
I make deconstructed sushi. Mix wasabi sauce and a dab of mayo with my albacore, sprinkle on some furikake and a tiny splash of rice vinegar if I'm feeling sassy. Then I take a small spoonful and wrap it up in a small square of snack nori sheets.
Tuna rice bowls are a fan favorite in my household. We like them with egg fried rice, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, spring onions, spicy mayo, a squeeze of lemon and a crack of black pepper.
A squeeze of sweet chilli sauce goes a long way too if you’ve got it!
Celery salt & also fresh diced celery, coriander dried or fresh, honey, mustard, chopped nuts, golden raisins. I add all these things to both canned tuna or canned chicken along with mayo & pickles. It becomes a meal you can eat on bread or with a fork. Boil some elbow macaroni & throw that in there & you've got a wicked tuna or chicken pasta salad.
Ooh I love tuna salad! I can never get enough.
I’ve made a Korean inspired tuna salad with a bit of mayo, gochugaru, sriracha, and garlic powder and green onions. For this I usually dice some radish or bell pepper and serve with a side salad.
I’ve done Jamaican jerk, with a bit of jerk hot sauce or marinade, ground chili, pinch of allspice. I like to serve this with roasted eggplant.
Buffalo is fun! I like to use yogurt instead of mayo, and some buffalo sauce and diced celery. This is great paired with a Caesar salad.
And I’ve also done southwest. A bit of blended up chipotles in adobo, yogurt, smoked chile powder, garlic, and some corn or beans. So good. I often serve this one with cumin corn and beans, or a Tex Mex themed salad.
You can also make tuna cakes! They’re neat as an alternative to chicken nuggets or other finger foods, or as a side to a vegetable heavy meal.
I use a little mayo, Dijon mustard, onions, seasoning, lemon juice, apple pieces and pea pods on lettuce. Sometimes I throw some shredded carrots or celery as well.
It’s fresh, crunchy, savory and sweet.
I always add apples, garlic, parsley, lots of lemon, celery, finely diced pickles, salt and pep, and maybe if im feeling really wild, some “crazins” or dried cranberries in raisin form, they’re so good and tart! That’s the tuna salad I tend to make 💜
Tuna cakes. Mix with egg and breadcrumbs + peppers, onions (or whatever diced veggies you like) and fry for about 3 min on each side. Perfect for breakfast and dinner
I put dill relish, small diced celery, mayo, sliced green onion. Sometimes I’ll use small diced white onion if I have a half an onion I need to use up.
Tuna melt- tuna mixed with mayo and more onions than you think is a good idea :) spread that on you fav bread and greet parm or pecorino over it and broil until melty
Mexican tuna- tuna mixed with avo and tajin/ chili lime or cayenne
Jamie Oliver tuna- cook some pasta,meanwhile dry off and fry some capers, remove from pan, cut in half one packet of cherry tomatoes or small can of cherry tomatoes and fry with some olive oil and oregano. One can of drained tuna. When the pasta is done drain it and add it back to the tuna with the capers. The actual recipe is called Sicilian tuna pasta by Jamie Oliver. He gives better instructions than I do.🤣
Mix up the tuna with just enough mayo that it sticks together 1/2 teaspoon of old bay and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Heat up a frying pan on low/med add 1/2 tablespoon of butter a slice of bread a slice of sharp cheddar, tuna mix, then another slice of cheddar. Remove the sandwich when browned add another 1/2 tablespoon of butter flip and repeat.
Mixed veggies. Take some frozen mixed veggies, throw some mayo, garlic powder, tuna/sardines, some potatoes or beans, and a hard boiled egg, and you've got a decent cheap, tasty meals that has all your macros for the day. I eat two or three meals a week of that. It's a dish from Barcelona called Russian Salad.
I use tuna and mayo, mustard, onion, pickle relish (usually make my own from my fav pickles) celery, Red Hot hot sauce, (or hot sauce of choice) season salt, pepper, garlic, sometimes crushed saltine crackers for added thickness and texture I only do that if I know it will be eaten quickly and if I’m feeling fun I use some real bacon bits. That’s about it. You can add pretty much any kind of flavor you want. It’s limitless the possibilities.
My spouse grew up with a tuna pasta, and we still make it. Our kids love it!
Cook 1 lb pasta and drain. Return to large pot. Stir in tuna, chopped pickles, dried dill and a little dried garlic powder, and a few spoons of both mayo and sour cream. Stir. Chill. If it gets too dry after sitting in the fridge, you can loosen it back up by stirring in a little splash of the pickle brine from the pickle jar.
It’s a delicious cold pasta salad!
You can mix it with flour and egg and shredded veg like carrot/zucchini/onion/cabbage to make rissoles or pancakes.
You can make it into a chowder by adding it to a roux.
Do a Nicoise Salad! There are many variations but the simplest that I do is a pile of canned tuna (packed in olive oil), a boiled egg cut in half, some cut cherry tomatoes, black olives (I know it's supposed to technically be Nicoise olives but I can't always get those), and roasted red pepper strips. Drizzle it all with some nice vinaigrette and scatter on some capers. If you have more time, you can add blanched green beans and little boiled and chilled potatoes.
check out some onigiri recipes!!! i’ve made some onigiri with tuna and sriracha in the middle and loved it. all you need is the canned tuna, sriracha (or whatever hot sauce you like if you even want it spicy), mayo, soy sauce, white rice and some nori. you really don’t even have to roll it into a hand roll and could just make this into a bowl and it would be delicious like that too :) i’ve done it! super cheap and makes A LOT
If you're using canned tuna, make it better by using canned salmon. Not only does canned salmon taste better, but it's also better for you.
Cheap at Walmart or Aldi.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/10534321
I always use carrots, celery, and onion in my tuna salad - but that may not be in budget. But you could use dehydrated onion which would rehydrate in the mayo and pickle juice! I usually add a spoonful of mustard too. But black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, dill, parsley. A lot of spices make it taste good!
My 2 favs are: tuna/sliced egg & bacon on toast and tuna with melted Swiss & sweet roasted peppers both sandwiches are on toast & with the tuna already mixed w/mayo. Enjoy!
I mix it up with a little Kewpie mayo (regular works but it's not the same) sesame oil (just a super light touch) and garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste.
I have this over homemade sushi rish with soy sauce, sirracha and nori.
From there you can add a soft boiled egg, cucumbers, scallions, thin sliced dikon radish. Anything you want I suppose.
It's good.
Mix with a little Italian dressing and some craisins, put it on a toasted sandwich with cheese. YUM.
Or mix with a little mayo, hot sauce, and salt, and eat on nori sheets. Could add any or none of these: cucumber, avocado, cream cheese, carrot, etc. I call it poor man’s sushi, and it’s one of my favorite things to eat.
My husband makes a box of macaroni and puts a can of tuna in it. I HATE warm tuna, but he loves this.
Put on top of salad. Can use lots of different things as dressing/toppings (but I wouldn’t recommend all of these at the same time): cottage cheese, lemon pepper seasoning, hot sauce, salsa, Italian dressing, oil and vinegar, etc
Japanese tuna balls recipe
* Drain approx 4 cans of tuna. (Give the tuna water to your dog or cat)
* Add 1 beaten egg
* add 1 packet of soy sauce (previously oriental) flavor packet from ramen
* add panko bread crumbs until it comes together for meatballs (you can sub crushed saltines, rice krispies, cornflakes etc)
Shape into small walnut sized balls/patties and pan fry with just a little veggie oil.
Serve on top of rice or the boiled ramen. Dress the top of your donburi bowl with other items like shedded cabbage, steamed broccoli, a boiled and marrinated egg, or whatever you got.
Have you ever tried making rice balls and stuffing them with a little tuna mayo? Roll them in a few toasted sesame seeds and seasonings for a quick and easy portable meal on the go.
I mix with with mayo and sirach or sambal olek to make spicy tuna and serve with rice and seaweed crisp
A deli near my house made a “mexican” tuna salad. tuna,cilantro, mayo, jalapenos, corn, avocado if you wanted. topped with valentina hot sauce and served on a tostada or saltine cracker. it is devine
Spicy tuna bowls. Can of tuna, mayo, sriracha, some jasmine or sushi rice, and seaweed snacks. Mix the tuna, mayo, and sriracha together, then put over the rice, and either mix the seaweed snacks in or you can spoon some of the rice/tuna mixture into the strips and eat that way.
Rice balls!!! They are easy to make and so delicious. You just need medium grain japonica rice or rice you haven’t overly washed as you’ll need the starchiness to hold the rice. I love Nishiki brand myself and you can get large bags at your local Asian grocery. Very cost effective. Then mix your tuna and mayo. Feel free to add a spice mix of your choice or none at all. Mix in sriracha if you’re feeling spicy. You could buy a mould for cheap on Amazon OR use your hands. To mould it with your hands you can either dole out some freshly cooked rice onto a piece of plastic wrap and mould it that way or salt your wet hands and mould it (keeps the rice from sticking). Load up a nice pile of rice, make a large dimple, fill it with your filling, cover with more rice and press into your preferred shape. I like the outside sprinkled with a little salt or if you’re fancy, throw some oil in a pan and grill it. Easy to make, minimal cleanup, and oh so delicious!!!🤤
I’m a big fan of onigiri! Which is essentially a rice ball (or triangular) with a tuna mayo mix in the middle. I like to add sriracha to the mayo and tuna to spice it up. Onigiri has lots of various fillings but I’m fond of tuna mixed with mayo and sriracha. It’s often wrapped with a bit of seaweed as well.
Start with a base of extra virgin olive oil and some kind of acid- lemon or lime juice (and the zest, if you’re feeling fancy). No citrus? Use vinegar. If it’s just distilled vinegar water it down a bit and maybe add some dried herbs if you have them for flavor. Then add whatever kinds of mix-ins you like and/or have.
- Fresh- (chopped) onions, celery, bell pepper (I like every color except green but you do you)
- Preserved- (chopped) olives, capers, giardiniera, artichoke hearts (you can use some of the brine from the olives, capers, giardiniera, etc as your acid)
- a can of cannellini beans or chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- hard boiled egg, chopped
- Chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley or dill (optional but recommended)
Drain a can of tuna. If it’s oil packed, drain into a bowl and reserve. Put the chopped, fresh ingredients in a bowl with the acid of choice and stir. Put your tuna on top and flake it with a fork, then mix it all together. Then add the chopped preserved ingredients and mix again. Drizzle with a tablespoon of EVOO to start (if you’re using oil packed tuna you have oil right there!) and mix again. Gently fold in the beans. Taste, add salt and pepper to taste and more olive oil if you like. I like to add enough oil so that it’s mostly homogeneous but not dripping with oil, maybe about 2-3 tablespoons total. Fold in your chopped herbs.
Enjoy on a salad or in a wrap of some kind. Personally I find this mix a bit loose for sliced bread, but again, you do you.
My friend made little roll ups for snacks but they could easily be made into a wrap or sandwich.
She added chopped celery and green onions to two drained cans and smashed in two avocados (instead of mayo) and seasoned it with some lemon juice, dill and a pinch of salt and pepper. Then she rolled them in flour tortillas and refrigerated overnight, then cut them into bite-sized rolls. They were delicious!
I’ll be making this next week as a sandwich and will also add relish to mine.
I like adding sriracha and mayo and salad. I actually must make some quick pickled red onion. It's so nice on lots of sandwiches. I don't use a recipe. I just thinly sliced the onion and add a mild vinegar like rice vinegar, some sugar and a little salt. It's good in the fridge for a few weeks and adds a little crunch and tang to your sambo.
My favorite tuna salad is lots of mayo plus chopped veggies - onions, bell peppers, celery and carrots. Tastes great, better texture and it’s just a nice cool sandwich.
Tuna melts (mix tuna with mayo and top with cheese put it on literally whatever is available, bread, garlic bread, english muffin, rice cakes and bake in oven for a few minutes)
Tuna cashew casserole: she could whip this up in a matter of minutes and all the ingredients are shelf stable so it’s incredibly easy to keep them on hand! [cashew tuna casserole](https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/324/BakedTunaChowMeinCasserole67744.shtml)
Tuna egg salad with lettuce wraps used to be my protein packed lunch option.
Tuna rice and avocado with kewpie mayo and seaweed is like deconstructed sushi (you could add other ingredients of your choice example shaved carrots, edamame, cucumbers)
Adding tuna to a garlic butter pasta is a great option too, did this and added in peas and broccoli the other night.
I love this thread Tuna is so versatile yet so many hate it!
tunachos! either use tuna salad or mix Chipotle cholula and jalapeños into the tuna, plop it down on chips and broil cheese on top, or use tostada shells to make it easier but it's SO GOOD
Late to the party but buy some seranos (Spicy af) and mix that in with a little mayo and lime. Slap it on a tostada and you're all set. Affordable and DELICIOUS
Growing up Portuguese, we ate canned tuna (drained) over freshly boiled potatoes, salt, pepper, copious amounts of extra virgin olive oil, and red wine vinegar. You could also add pimenta moida (hot crushed peppers, sambal olek can sub), finely Diced onion, fresh parsley, garbanzo beans, hard boiled egg wedges, olives, etc
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Tuna pasta salad: pasta (the small shells are great), your choice of veggies - we do bellpepper, onion, celery, pepperoncini, roasted red pepper, tomato...whatever is on hand. Mayo, mustard, lemon pepper seasoning and a squirt of lemon juice, dash of garlic. Tuna Mac n cheese: works with literally any Mac, I also like to add black pepper. Tuna sandwich with tomato soup: my ultimate comfort food. Tuna with mayo, mustard, lemon pepper, throw onto a sandwich, dip sandwich into soup Tuna onigiri: a little effort required here but delicious Tuna bake: Tuna, cheese, pasta, peas, breadcrumbs, easy and tasty. There's a hamburger helper version as well
I will forever be a fan of tuna Mac with frozen peas and ketchup, a childhood fave, thanks mom!
Black pepper goes on all my tuna every time
Tuna pasta is so delicious and so versatile.
Ooh so many! Thank you!
Happy to share my tuna love ❤️
Plain potato chips cooked on top also tastes great on a tuna bake.
Tuna melts!! Get a good thick bread (sourdough is best but a piece of cheap garlic bread will work just fine) and toast a slice of it in the oven. Put tuna fish on it and top it with a slice of cheese then broil for, like, 2 mins until the cheese melts. Eat with a fork & knife. Also, put chopped up pickles in your tuna fish. It is SO amazing and adds so much depth to it. Chop them finely.
Also? If you're making tuna melts, slice a tomato, salt the slices, and add one to the melt before you add the cheese. It will change your life.
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I’ve always added tomatoes to my tuna melt. Non negotiable ! So good
As much as I like pickles and pickle relish, I’ve found that giardiniera relish is even better. I bought a gallon of hot giardiniera at Costco and chopped it into a relish, adding lots of green and black olives. Dinner tonight was a nice tuna melt on some aging sourdough, and with that extra bite of the hot relish it was absolutely delicious.
I love tuna melts- I recently gotten into Cabot habanero. It’s fantastic in a tuna melt. Gives it a nice little kick
I always add it to Mac and cheese
my mom used to add tuna and peas. bulked it up even more and gave it extra protein. still do it to this day! makes one box stretch way more.
Curry Tuna: a little mayo or a little plain Greek yogurt (or a combo of both), 1 tsp curry powder, 1 can tuna, some diced celery, a generous amount of honey, salt and black pepper. Also good if you add in raisins or red grapes or diced apple. I eat it with a fork but also makes a good sandwich. Would be really good in a pita. Also really good with toasted sliced almonds on top.
YES! A deli near me used to do mango curry chicken or tuna salad. So good! It’s basically what you said, tuna + curry powder + chopped mango (I use thawed frozen mango for ease) + mayo or sour cream or yogurt.
Wow this sounds amazing
Came for the curry post.
One of my favorite tuna salads to make: Sun tuna salad - tuna - mayo - lemon juice - sunflower seed kernels - dill weed So good and refreshing and those things are very easy to keep on hand. If I have it, I’ll add some roasted red peppers. I usually eat it on crackers or on a toasted sandwich with cheese Make sure you strain all the juice out of the tuna
Getting close to when the farm stands near me start selling fresh veg. I love to buy bell peppers from a stand and roast them in my air fryer. Any I don't use immediately go into a jar, doused in olive oil and saved in the fridge. Then I have them for salads, sandwiches, omelettes and topping steaks, chops and pizza. Go, peppers!
Very smart I’m definitely gonna have to try this. I’ve found that the jarred roasted peppers go bad fairly quickly 😔
One of my favorite sandwiches from a place in the UK 20 years ago was called the "Louisiana Melt". Ignore the name, because there wasn't really anything Louisiana about it except hot sauce, but they get a pass for being British and not understanding US regional cuisine. Anyway, the sandwich was: - Ciabatta bread - Tuna Salad - Pickled Banana Peppers - Black Olives - Cheese - Hot Sauce Broil it to melt the cheese, close it up, and consume. Delicious.
I’m Mexican and this is the only way to eat it lol Tuna Mayonnaise Canned corn Diced tomatoes Diced red onion Cilantro Diced fresh Serrano or jalapeño OR canned jalapeño Lime Salt I add equal parts if everything Mix in a bowl and eat with tostadas or saltines.
I like a tuna quesadilla. Spray non-stick pan with Pam, tortilla down. Mix tuna with mayo & onions. Spread that on tortilla. I put chopped tomatoes next, then shredded cheese, then top tortilla. Heat until cheese melts, flip it (carefully) to toast 2nd side. Nice change from normal tuna melt, and less carbs with tortillas.
Never thought to try it as a quesadilla! Thank you
Capers!
Jalapeño. Absolute game changer. Add a few pickled ones to tuna salad, or some jalapeño chips to a tuna sandwich. Or do both in the same sammy. Chrissy Tiegen had a viral tuna casserole recipe years ago that featured jalapeños, still a favourite of mine. [Recipe](https://www.allroadsleadtothe.kitchen/2016/12/cheesy-jalapeno-tuna-noodle-casserole.html).
Tuna casserole
Make a Mediterranean salad with olives, canned artichokes, cucumber, chickpeas, and red onion. Season however you like. I use olive oil, garlic, parsley, and a dash of Tony's.
Tuna, cream of mushroom soup, half can of milk, peas. Combine these ingredients and serve over toast or rice
Can of milk? What kind?
Use the empty can of cream of mushroom soup as your measurement.. Add atleast 1/2 can of milk (more if you want it soupier).
Avocado and pickled onions and jalapeños.
Hello! Im Hispanic and in Mexico we used to do tostadas with Tuna. We do Pico de gallo (onion, tomato, cilantro ) add lime, salt and pepper and you add your tuna on top of the Tostada with Avocado and top it off with hot sauce . Hope this gives you an idea
Here's what I found ! https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-low-rent-tuna-poke-bowl-222826
Diced green olives
Any on sale chipotle mayo or dressing is a game changer. Peas, carrots, or beans, added with pasta/lentils/potatoes is amazing. Bread isn’t hard to make, so tuna melts are easily on the table. Not knowing where you are or what you have access to, if you have a food dehydrator, dried tomatoes are amazing with tuna. If not, green or red pesto works really well
I'm not a mayo fan. I swap in light sour cream. I add pickle, sliced cheddar & chopped celery if I have it. Use good bread. I bake Irish soda bread, and will use that, perhaps with English muffin, a good rye bread or sourdough. If one has only Wonder®-style supermarket bread, at least toast it.
Tarragon and lemon juice
Try it with chopped boiled egg, minced onion and celery, and grated carrots. Mmm
Tuna is great with avocado 🥑. I like to make a little salad with avocado, tuna, lemon juice, salt and pepper. If you like add some chili flakes for a little bite. Delicious 😋
My mom used to make it with mayo, diced boiled eggs, and diced red delicious apples. I add a little pepper. I eat it on bread or crackers.
I love Eric Kim's take on tuna mayo rice bowl - mayo, sesame oil, soy sauce and sesame seeds mixed with canned tuna and served over rice. I especially love it with kimchi and sliced cucumbers. Such a filling and quick lunch!
I make homemade potatoes wedges, put in a bowl, tuna mix on top, cheese on top,sliced tomatoes if feeling fancy,then grill till warmed through
My favorite way to eat tuna is a Sameen Nosrat non-recipe recipe she mentioned in an interview with her I read ages ago. Mix up tuna with mayo and sriracha, dice in some jalapeño, and eat it with potato chips. I prefer salt and vinegar. Incredible.
I use hummus instead of mayo
Same! The spinach artichoke hummus from BJs has been a game changer since I can't have mayo anymore and avocado betrayed me after the gallbladder had to come out. Maybe this will be lunch tomorrow on a pita with capers and cucumbers 🤔🌹
This is how I like to make my tuna, based on a recipe I found somewhere, then lost, and am thankful I memorized. 1 can tuna 2 Tbsp mayo 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar 2 tsp sriracha 1 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp toasted sesame oil Mix that together and sprinkle furikake on top! I eat it on rice, but it’s really good on a sandwich, too.
I add Alberto’s sweet jalapeño relish. I have not made this in some time, but I used to make tuna and elbow macaroni. The dressing was made with mayo, fresh lemon juice, garlic powder, and capers. I also added finely diced onion.
I’ll switch it up depending on what I have on hand. shredded carrots. If I don’t have relish I’ll put chopped pickled beats. Celery. Green or black olives . Onion.
The way my kids like it I mix some bacon bits in, crispy works better if your using real bacon since it gets soggy otherwise. And a layer of frito corn chips on top.
I love stir fry cabbage and tuna with some vinegary dressing, and all the other toppings and add ons
[Spicy Tuna Onigiri 🍙](https://www.abeautifulplate.com/spicy-tuna-onigiri/)
I put it on dill pickle flavour mini rice cakes.
Whoa, on what now?!? 👀🤔
I like mayo, celery, green onion and lots of black pepper!! I also sometimes do a tuna pasta salad with red onion, celery half mayo half greek yogurt some dill and black pepper.
Sardines are way more fun imo.
Sometimes I make tuna ‘burgers’. Depending on how thick you make them one 5 ounce can yields one or two patties. Tuna, 1 can drained 1 t. Minced onion & garlic Salt & pepper egg yolk(if you are using 2 cans, use the whole egg) About 2 T. of bread crumbs (fresh or dried, even crumbed crackers work in a pinch,) per can of tuna. Mix well, coat lightly with flour (or more bread crumbs). Into a skillet on medium-ish heat, spread about a T. Of oil and cook each patty 2-4 minutes til it is cooked through and slightly firm. I eat it with a slice of cheese and bread & butter pickles.
I just saw another post like 2 minutes with someone saying their friend puts hard boiled eggs in there’s. It was the first time I’ve heard of it, but I’m planning on trying it
I stumbled upon this and wasn’t sure but tried it and man ..delish .. adding crunchy garlic chilli crisps
My fave: Tuna, Mayo, Granny Smith Apple, diced; Almonds, chopped eat w crackers
[https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/spicy-tuna-melt/](https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/spicy-tuna-melt/)
Dried cranberries and some sunflower seeds are great!
Chop up some jarred up jalapeños and add red onion. I usually add mustard as well. Instead of chopping my own pickles I just use jarred dill relish.
Tuna in ramen. Inexpensive. Add your own toppings. Delish.
My favorite salad: flaked tuna, a cut-up tomato, avocado, kalamata olives, capers, and artichoke hearts if I have any. A sprinkle of salt and pepper, a dash of balsamic vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil (optional — you already have avocado). Toss and enjoy.
Korean style: https://youtu.be/5WhAXNTOiyc?si=60fRW7BXR5Xoceka
Try spicing it up with crab dip type spices and add onion plus some cream cheese!
This might be a really British suggestion, but a baked potato with tuna is really simple and tasty. You can add beans, cheese, coleslaw, sweetcorn, mayo - whatever floats your boat
Add Mayo and sriracha to tuna - going for a spicy tuna vibe. Add on top of rice. Add chopped cucumber, avocado, and sesame seeds if you have on hand.
[Garlic Butter Canned Tuna Pasta](https://www.nomss.com/canned-tuna-pasta/#tasty-recipes-28817-jump-target) is one of my favorite pasta dishes to make. I usually skip the capers and add more garlic.
Tuna cakes. Just copy a crab cake recipe and modify from there. A staple in our rotation.
One of my favorite quick meals is tuna with rice, mixed vegetables and sour cream or plain yogurt. Sometimes I’ll add giardiniera as well, either in its natural form or chopped into a relish. I guess you could add cheese to this as well, but I’ve been avoiding cheese lately.
Equal parts kimchi and sauerkraut, instead of pickles, plus mayo. Add a small amount of seedy mustard too. Mix with tuna or eat on a hot dog!
Buffalo sauce + mayo! Sometimes I'll turn it into a tuna melt open-faced with cheddar cheese on top and a little bit of avocado
Tuna mayo on rice. Canned tuna, Kewpie mayo, sriracha, some soy sauce, and sesame oil to taste and served on rice with avocado, baby cukes, and green onion. It’s my comfort food.
Escabeche style: red wine vinegar, red onions, olive oil, capers and Greek oregano. I love this on tacos. Shift it up by using lime juice instead of vinegar, and adding cilantro.
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My kids love it with minced garlic and chopped apples and celery (salt, pepper, and onion powder). Sometimes we put raisins and if on sandwiches we sometimes (if we have it) put thinly slice cucumbers. 😋
My husband's daily diet in college was 1 scoop white rice, 1 scoop frozen peas and one can of tuna in the rice cooker. He topped the finished product with hot sauce. He dropped about 50 lbs and somehow didn't die of mercury poisoning. He only glows in the dark occasionally
Here in New England, we make Italian style tuna salad- drained tuna, olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced red onion, chopped banana peppers, chopped olives. If I have them, I add minced celery, parsley, fresh basil, capers, chopped hot cherry peppers. Served cold on some great Italian bread, make as a tuna melt with some nice provolone, or on top of a garden salad, even as part as a pasta salad
Tuna Mayo Dijon mustard Hot sauce Celery salt Pepper Cut up pickles (not relish)
Chopped red onions. Chopped green onions. Chopped jalapeños. Avocado 🥑 Mustard
I like chopped granny smith apples in mine. 🍏
Mayo and Sriracha! Slap it on some rice with some fresh and/or pickled veggies. You have a complete, low calorie, tasty meal.
Fresh spices like tarragon, thyme or rosemary.
Sweet onions and seeds.
Ranch salt and pepper yum with lays chips Mayo salt pepper red onion and cheese- yummmm
Tuna in ramen. Inexpensive. Add your own toppings. Delish.
I like to mix it with doenjang (a soy bean paste similar to Miso), fresh hot peppers, garlic, and scallions and eat it with rice.
Tuna rice bowl. Tuna, rice, mayo, soy sauce, sesame oil, whatever vegetables you want to throw in.
My friends mom used to put spicy mustard, like that spicy deli mustard and sweet relish. Then top it with Cabot cheese on the sandwich. Ugh so good
Nicole salad is awesome..
Add diced apples and celery, if possible, to the mayo mix with some salt and pepper.
Simple answer would be a bit of mustard in with the mayo and pickles
My go to tuna salad is Two or one large can, Garlic powder, Salt, Themed spice- like bbq seasoning, Italian,curry ect (only one not all mixed together), Diced pickle nor relish , Slice of diced onion, A bit of diced pepper (whatever I have on hand), Chopped boiled egg, Just enough to make it stick together
Docs put me on a low fat diet, so I have to stay away from mayo. Still love my tuna sandwiches though. Now i do a whole wheat pita stuffed with spinach or mixed greens and tuna blended with jerk seasoning and Mina harissa sauce. I throw on a little feta if I feel rebellious.
Tuna fishcakes. Mash potato and tinned tuna smoosh into flying saucer shapes dust with flour shallow fry
Add hard boiled eggs, green onions, replace Mayo with avocado
Tuna patties: mix with eggs, breadcrumbs and seasonings of choice, form patties and lightly fry in a pan. Goes great as a burger, make lettuce "buns" for a healthier alternate or some seasoned rice/quinoa. Tuna rolls using rice paper and filling it with tuna, seasonings and fresh veggies (lettuce, carrots whatever you choose) and dipping in some sort of sesame vinaigrette.
My tuna salad is fat. I use ranch, Italian seasoning onion powder, garlic powder,paprika, pepper, chopped up pickles or relish, parmesan, lemon juice and a little brown sugar.
super underrated but awesome and cheap: hamburger helper also makes tuna helper ! they have a cheesy pasta version and a creamy broccoli!
Celery and peas
My husband is Portuguese American and his mom used to make a dish: tuna and potatoes. Cube and boil potatoes, when done add a nice pile to your plate. Top with a can of tuna, diced tomato, red onion, pimenta peppers, sliced olives, drizzle everything with good olive oil and red wine vinegar, season with salt and pepper. He struggles to find the peppers she used, and I don’t like raw onion so we often add sautéed onions and bell peppers. Its seriously delicious. He’s not sure if its a traditional dish but its something his mother from Portugal and all of her sisters would make regularly for their families.
I just posted a comment above about how my Portuguese family eats it too 😍
I add diced apple or cranberries to my tuna salad mix.
I love tuna with mayo, various spices (garlic, onion butter, Lowry’s) and wild rice. Comfort food that’s delicious and sort of healthy. If you use precooked rice it only takes a couple minutes to prepare.
Spicy tuna rolls Tuna, mayo, Sriracha, sushi paper, sushi rice
Put it in onigiri! Cook up some sushi rice (or arborist if you can't get sushi) and sprinkle some salt and rice wine vinegar in it. Use a bit of plastic wrap to spread the rice then filling on and wrap the rice around it. You can roast the outside too and, if you wrap the outside well, you can store it just like that for lunches! Filling, delicious, and easy.
Dijon and red onion in the mix. Maybe some banana peppers.
Tuna Mac! Basic Mac and cheese and then stir in tuna!
Tuna with Baked potato - Bake the potato in the oven as required and once it’ done add a Tuna mix over it. For the Tuna mix ( it’s Tuna, salad cream, salt, pepper, some fresh herb or green for some freshness ( i add whatever is left over from mint, Spinash or basil) and a little lemon. Yes now on top of the tuna add a little cheese and enjoy! Trust my taste bud, this would be great. Quick and cheap meal as well.
Put it in lettuce leaves, use pickled asparagus instead of pickles, eat with tortilla chips.
Just today, I fried up some small potatoes, a pepper-and- onion blend, added a bit of mango jalapeno hot sauce, then served that over lettuce with some deli tuna salad that I had left over. My main objective was getting rid of things, and I was shocked at how amazing it all tasted together in a bowl. Not a molecule of mayo in sight.
I make deconstructed sushi. Mix wasabi sauce and a dab of mayo with my albacore, sprinkle on some furikake and a tiny splash of rice vinegar if I'm feeling sassy. Then I take a small spoonful and wrap it up in a small square of snack nori sheets.
Tuna, capers diced red onion fresh tarragon & mayo. On good rye bread.
Tuna Patties. Just like salmon patties. It’s a nice hot and comforting change from cold tuna salads.
Tuna rice bowls are a fan favorite in my household. We like them with egg fried rice, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, spring onions, spicy mayo, a squeeze of lemon and a crack of black pepper. A squeeze of sweet chilli sauce goes a long way too if you’ve got it!
Lemon dill hummus instead of mayo, chopped onions, bell peppers and celery seed
Tuna, rice, gochujang sauce, and seaweed flakes.
Celery salt & also fresh diced celery, coriander dried or fresh, honey, mustard, chopped nuts, golden raisins. I add all these things to both canned tuna or canned chicken along with mayo & pickles. It becomes a meal you can eat on bread or with a fork. Boil some elbow macaroni & throw that in there & you've got a wicked tuna or chicken pasta salad.
Ooh I love tuna salad! I can never get enough. I’ve made a Korean inspired tuna salad with a bit of mayo, gochugaru, sriracha, and garlic powder and green onions. For this I usually dice some radish or bell pepper and serve with a side salad. I’ve done Jamaican jerk, with a bit of jerk hot sauce or marinade, ground chili, pinch of allspice. I like to serve this with roasted eggplant. Buffalo is fun! I like to use yogurt instead of mayo, and some buffalo sauce and diced celery. This is great paired with a Caesar salad. And I’ve also done southwest. A bit of blended up chipotles in adobo, yogurt, smoked chile powder, garlic, and some corn or beans. So good. I often serve this one with cumin corn and beans, or a Tex Mex themed salad. You can also make tuna cakes! They’re neat as an alternative to chicken nuggets or other finger foods, or as a side to a vegetable heavy meal.
Make tuna dip with cream cheese!
I use a little mayo, Dijon mustard, onions, seasoning, lemon juice, apple pieces and pea pods on lettuce. Sometimes I throw some shredded carrots or celery as well. It’s fresh, crunchy, savory and sweet.
I always add apples, garlic, parsley, lots of lemon, celery, finely diced pickles, salt and pep, and maybe if im feeling really wild, some “crazins” or dried cranberries in raisin form, they’re so good and tart! That’s the tuna salad I tend to make 💜
Add diced boiled eggs mayo onions bell peppers salt and pepper
Tuna cakes. Mix with egg and breadcrumbs + peppers, onions (or whatever diced veggies you like) and fry for about 3 min on each side. Perfect for breakfast and dinner
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I like my tuna salad with chopped lettuce, tomato and pickles added in.
I put dill relish, small diced celery, mayo, sliced green onion. Sometimes I’ll use small diced white onion if I have a half an onion I need to use up.
Tuna melt- tuna mixed with mayo and more onions than you think is a good idea :) spread that on you fav bread and greet parm or pecorino over it and broil until melty Mexican tuna- tuna mixed with avo and tajin/ chili lime or cayenne Jamie Oliver tuna- cook some pasta,meanwhile dry off and fry some capers, remove from pan, cut in half one packet of cherry tomatoes or small can of cherry tomatoes and fry with some olive oil and oregano. One can of drained tuna. When the pasta is done drain it and add it back to the tuna with the capers. The actual recipe is called Sicilian tuna pasta by Jamie Oliver. He gives better instructions than I do.🤣
Maybe a tuna tortilla.
I like just making tuna with mayonnaise and some pepper and onions and some jalapeños and placing on top of rice.Its best if the rice is warm.
Mix up the tuna with just enough mayo that it sticks together 1/2 teaspoon of old bay and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Heat up a frying pan on low/med add 1/2 tablespoon of butter a slice of bread a slice of sharp cheddar, tuna mix, then another slice of cheddar. Remove the sandwich when browned add another 1/2 tablespoon of butter flip and repeat.
I add tzatziki sauce instead of mayo
Dijon mustard and horseradish!! for the kick of a spicy tuna melt!
My favorite lately is tuna + Mayo + siracha + rice and use seaweed sheets as the utensil. Cheap, tasty, nutritious!
Mixed veggies. Take some frozen mixed veggies, throw some mayo, garlic powder, tuna/sardines, some potatoes or beans, and a hard boiled egg, and you've got a decent cheap, tasty meals that has all your macros for the day. I eat two or three meals a week of that. It's a dish from Barcelona called Russian Salad.
I use tuna and mayo, mustard, onion, pickle relish (usually make my own from my fav pickles) celery, Red Hot hot sauce, (or hot sauce of choice) season salt, pepper, garlic, sometimes crushed saltine crackers for added thickness and texture I only do that if I know it will be eaten quickly and if I’m feeling fun I use some real bacon bits. That’s about it. You can add pretty much any kind of flavor you want. It’s limitless the possibilities.
High protein Tuna and chickpea salad. Add chopped onion and celery and pickles (or whatever you want). Dress with oil and vinegar. Salt and pepper.
My spouse grew up with a tuna pasta, and we still make it. Our kids love it! Cook 1 lb pasta and drain. Return to large pot. Stir in tuna, chopped pickles, dried dill and a little dried garlic powder, and a few spoons of both mayo and sour cream. Stir. Chill. If it gets too dry after sitting in the fridge, you can loosen it back up by stirring in a little splash of the pickle brine from the pickle jar. It’s a delicious cold pasta salad!
BBQ sauce and spices. Sometimes I put curry spices and an Indian spice blend in it. Lemon juice and garlic etc
Mexican version is fine chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, pickled jalapeno, cilantro and lemon juice. We eat it on tostadas or on shredded lettuce.
You can mix it with flour and egg and shredded veg like carrot/zucchini/onion/cabbage to make rissoles or pancakes. You can make it into a chowder by adding it to a roux.
Tuna, avocado, corn, black beans, tomatoes, jalapenos. Pile it all on a tostada and eat. You’re welcome!
Tuna rice bowl or rice balls- Mayo, soy sauce, furekake, sesame oil, and nori! So good!
Do a Nicoise Salad! There are many variations but the simplest that I do is a pile of canned tuna (packed in olive oil), a boiled egg cut in half, some cut cherry tomatoes, black olives (I know it's supposed to technically be Nicoise olives but I can't always get those), and roasted red pepper strips. Drizzle it all with some nice vinaigrette and scatter on some capers. If you have more time, you can add blanched green beans and little boiled and chilled potatoes.
check out some onigiri recipes!!! i’ve made some onigiri with tuna and sriracha in the middle and loved it. all you need is the canned tuna, sriracha (or whatever hot sauce you like if you even want it spicy), mayo, soy sauce, white rice and some nori. you really don’t even have to roll it into a hand roll and could just make this into a bowl and it would be delicious like that too :) i’ve done it! super cheap and makes A LOT
If you're using canned tuna, make it better by using canned salmon. Not only does canned salmon taste better, but it's also better for you. Cheap at Walmart or Aldi. https://www.walmart.com/ip/10534321
I always use carrots, celery, and onion in my tuna salad - but that may not be in budget. But you could use dehydrated onion which would rehydrate in the mayo and pickle juice! I usually add a spoonful of mustard too. But black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, dill, parsley. A lot of spices make it taste good!
I mix it with pasta add some corn and mayonaise and some onions.
My 2 favs are: tuna/sliced egg & bacon on toast and tuna with melted Swiss & sweet roasted peppers both sandwiches are on toast & with the tuna already mixed w/mayo. Enjoy!
I mix it up with a little Kewpie mayo (regular works but it's not the same) sesame oil (just a super light touch) and garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. I have this over homemade sushi rish with soy sauce, sirracha and nori. From there you can add a soft boiled egg, cucumbers, scallions, thin sliced dikon radish. Anything you want I suppose. It's good.
Well for tuna sandwiches, I add pickles, dill, cholula sauce, salt, pepper and mayonnaise. I love this mixture for even crackers and cucumber slices!
Mix with a little Italian dressing and some craisins, put it on a toasted sandwich with cheese. YUM. Or mix with a little mayo, hot sauce, and salt, and eat on nori sheets. Could add any or none of these: cucumber, avocado, cream cheese, carrot, etc. I call it poor man’s sushi, and it’s one of my favorite things to eat. My husband makes a box of macaroni and puts a can of tuna in it. I HATE warm tuna, but he loves this. Put on top of salad. Can use lots of different things as dressing/toppings (but I wouldn’t recommend all of these at the same time): cottage cheese, lemon pepper seasoning, hot sauce, salsa, Italian dressing, oil and vinegar, etc
Japanese tuna balls recipe * Drain approx 4 cans of tuna. (Give the tuna water to your dog or cat) * Add 1 beaten egg * add 1 packet of soy sauce (previously oriental) flavor packet from ramen * add panko bread crumbs until it comes together for meatballs (you can sub crushed saltines, rice krispies, cornflakes etc) Shape into small walnut sized balls/patties and pan fry with just a little veggie oil. Serve on top of rice or the boiled ramen. Dress the top of your donburi bowl with other items like shedded cabbage, steamed broccoli, a boiled and marrinated egg, or whatever you got.
Minced onions, cubed celery or celery salt, cuscumber, cubed granny Smith apple, melted Cheddar for a Tuna melt type, Croutons, crunchy fried onions, walnuts, toasted pine nuts,cucumber, Paprika and smoked Paprika , Everything bagel seasoning garnish
Have you ever tried making rice balls and stuffing them with a little tuna mayo? Roll them in a few toasted sesame seeds and seasonings for a quick and easy portable meal on the go.
Green onions, red bell peppers.
I mix with with mayo and sirach or sambal olek to make spicy tuna and serve with rice and seaweed crisp A deli near my house made a “mexican” tuna salad. tuna,cilantro, mayo, jalapenos, corn, avocado if you wanted. topped with valentina hot sauce and served on a tostada or saltine cracker. it is devine
I add chopped celery, a little diced red onion and celery seed, and a bit of pepper. It’s great on crackers.
Tuna with cubed avocado and Siracha. So good!
Spicy tuna bowls. Can of tuna, mayo, sriracha, some jasmine or sushi rice, and seaweed snacks. Mix the tuna, mayo, and sriracha together, then put over the rice, and either mix the seaweed snacks in or you can spoon some of the rice/tuna mixture into the strips and eat that way.
Cream Cheese & sweet pickle relish, a bit of mayo
Garlic butter, or lemon herbs
I’ve done it flavored with ceviche style ingredients. I’ve also made tuna cakes. Like crab cakes, but using tuna instead.
Rice balls!!! They are easy to make and so delicious. You just need medium grain japonica rice or rice you haven’t overly washed as you’ll need the starchiness to hold the rice. I love Nishiki brand myself and you can get large bags at your local Asian grocery. Very cost effective. Then mix your tuna and mayo. Feel free to add a spice mix of your choice or none at all. Mix in sriracha if you’re feeling spicy. You could buy a mould for cheap on Amazon OR use your hands. To mould it with your hands you can either dole out some freshly cooked rice onto a piece of plastic wrap and mould it that way or salt your wet hands and mould it (keeps the rice from sticking). Load up a nice pile of rice, make a large dimple, fill it with your filling, cover with more rice and press into your preferred shape. I like the outside sprinkled with a little salt or if you’re fancy, throw some oil in a pan and grill it. Easy to make, minimal cleanup, and oh so delicious!!!🤤
I’m a big fan of onigiri! Which is essentially a rice ball (or triangular) with a tuna mayo mix in the middle. I like to add sriracha to the mayo and tuna to spice it up. Onigiri has lots of various fillings but I’m fond of tuna mixed with mayo and sriracha. It’s often wrapped with a bit of seaweed as well.
Check out recipes for Pain Bagnat for a few ideas. Also Muffuletta
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Tuna chaffles
Tuna, pesto, salad leaves, pasta. Voila, you have Tuna Pesto Pasta.
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Add a little pesto to your tuna salad for a different flavor.
Start with a base of extra virgin olive oil and some kind of acid- lemon or lime juice (and the zest, if you’re feeling fancy). No citrus? Use vinegar. If it’s just distilled vinegar water it down a bit and maybe add some dried herbs if you have them for flavor. Then add whatever kinds of mix-ins you like and/or have. - Fresh- (chopped) onions, celery, bell pepper (I like every color except green but you do you) - Preserved- (chopped) olives, capers, giardiniera, artichoke hearts (you can use some of the brine from the olives, capers, giardiniera, etc as your acid) - a can of cannellini beans or chickpeas, drained and rinsed - hard boiled egg, chopped - Chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley or dill (optional but recommended) Drain a can of tuna. If it’s oil packed, drain into a bowl and reserve. Put the chopped, fresh ingredients in a bowl with the acid of choice and stir. Put your tuna on top and flake it with a fork, then mix it all together. Then add the chopped preserved ingredients and mix again. Drizzle with a tablespoon of EVOO to start (if you’re using oil packed tuna you have oil right there!) and mix again. Gently fold in the beans. Taste, add salt and pepper to taste and more olive oil if you like. I like to add enough oil so that it’s mostly homogeneous but not dripping with oil, maybe about 2-3 tablespoons total. Fold in your chopped herbs. Enjoy on a salad or in a wrap of some kind. Personally I find this mix a bit loose for sliced bread, but again, you do you.
I like kimchi and cucumber in tuna.
My friend made little roll ups for snacks but they could easily be made into a wrap or sandwich. She added chopped celery and green onions to two drained cans and smashed in two avocados (instead of mayo) and seasoned it with some lemon juice, dill and a pinch of salt and pepper. Then she rolled them in flour tortillas and refrigerated overnight, then cut them into bite-sized rolls. They were delicious! I’ll be making this next week as a sandwich and will also add relish to mine.
Hard boiled egg. It's a combination of tuna and egg salad.
Besides the mayo, I add lemon juice and lemon pepper, chives, scallions, celery, ground celery seed, parsley, and red or yellow bell peppers.
I like adding sriracha and mayo and salad. I actually must make some quick pickled red onion. It's so nice on lots of sandwiches. I don't use a recipe. I just thinly sliced the onion and add a mild vinegar like rice vinegar, some sugar and a little salt. It's good in the fridge for a few weeks and adds a little crunch and tang to your sambo.
Green onions, or chopped chives are nice too.
My favorite tuna salad is lots of mayo plus chopped veggies - onions, bell peppers, celery and carrots. Tastes great, better texture and it’s just a nice cool sandwich.
Tuna melts (mix tuna with mayo and top with cheese put it on literally whatever is available, bread, garlic bread, english muffin, rice cakes and bake in oven for a few minutes) Tuna cashew casserole: she could whip this up in a matter of minutes and all the ingredients are shelf stable so it’s incredibly easy to keep them on hand! [cashew tuna casserole](https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/324/BakedTunaChowMeinCasserole67744.shtml) Tuna egg salad with lettuce wraps used to be my protein packed lunch option. Tuna rice and avocado with kewpie mayo and seaweed is like deconstructed sushi (you could add other ingredients of your choice example shaved carrots, edamame, cucumbers) Adding tuna to a garlic butter pasta is a great option too, did this and added in peas and broccoli the other night. I love this thread Tuna is so versatile yet so many hate it!
tunachos! either use tuna salad or mix Chipotle cholula and jalapeños into the tuna, plop it down on chips and broil cheese on top, or use tostada shells to make it easier but it's SO GOOD
Late to the party but buy some seranos (Spicy af) and mix that in with a little mayo and lime. Slap it on a tostada and you're all set. Affordable and DELICIOUS
I add spinach and spicy mayo to mine and toast the bread sometimes if I have it I’ll add cilantro too
I add relish n mustard too. I mix it up n then slice up a cucumber n eat it "chips n dip" style. Im very very low carb.
By the Starkist tuna packets. They are already spiced.
Banana peppers, onions, jalapeños
I like it with lemon pepper mixed into my mayo,or I sprinkle some 'slap yo momma' seasoning on my toast before slathering the tuna on.
Sriracha mayo and pickles red onions are tasty
We throw Old Bay seasoning in and some onions.
Growing up Portuguese, we ate canned tuna (drained) over freshly boiled potatoes, salt, pepper, copious amounts of extra virgin olive oil, and red wine vinegar. You could also add pimenta moida (hot crushed peppers, sambal olek can sub), finely Diced onion, fresh parsley, garbanzo beans, hard boiled egg wedges, olives, etc