Any original canned tuna recipes?!
Answers: I know it's hard, but, are there any great (or just good) recipes our there to get rid of a can of tuna? I'm looking for something different, not "tuna-noodle casserole" or "tuna salad". Ideas?
Tuna Puttanesca
Salt
1 pound penne pasta
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cans (about 5.5 to 6 ounces each) Italian tuna in oil or water, drained well
6 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
A generous handful black olives (Gaeta, kalamata or oil-cured), pitted and chopped
3 tablespoons capers, drained
1/3 cup white vermouth or 1/2 cup dry white wine - eyeball it
1 (28-ounce) can whole or diced tomatoes (recommended: San Marzano)
A generous handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons lemon zest
Fresh ground black pepper
Crusty bread
Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring up to a boil. Salt the water and cook penne to al dente.
Meanwhile, heat a large skillet with 3 turns of the pan extra-virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, cook a minute or 2, then add tuna and break it up with your spoon. Add olives and capers, cook a minute or 2 more, then add vermouth or white wine; stir and cook down a minute. If using whole tomatoes, place a colander over a bowl, crush up tomatoes with a wooden spoon, then add tomatoes and their juice to pan. Otherwise, stir in diced tomatoes and juice. Add parsley, zest and black pepper, then simmer the sauce a couple of minutes more.
Add a couple of ladles of starchy pasta-cooking water to the sauce. Drain pasta, add to the skillet and toss to coat. Serve with some nice crusty bread.
Waldorf Tuna Salad
2 (6 ounce) cans white water-packed albacore tuna, drained and flaked
1 large red apple, chopped
1/3 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt
1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
4 lettuce leaves
1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, combine the tuna, apple, celery, raisins, dates and walnuts. Combine yogurt and mayonnaise; add to tuna mixture and toss to coat. Serve on lettuce-lined plates; sprinkle with the cheese.
Well,Mine is simple,my mom made it for me as a kid,and frankly I can't eat tuna any other way.
2-3 cans of tuna
drain
add miracle whip as desired
and sweet pickle relish as desired
refrigerate for about an hour or eat after done making it.
put on bread and eat.
This recipe is so good. A friend of mind suggested it so I'm only passing along, not claiming as my own.
1 can tuna
1 tbl store bought pesto sauce
small handful of sun dried tomatoes
1 1/2 tbl shredded Parmesan cheese
mix all together. if it's too dry add more pesto or you can add mayo depending on how strong you want the pesto to taste. you could also add sunflower seeds or pine nuts. this is sooo good!
boil maccaroni shells in salted water till done, drain-
add can of tuna, some mayo, chopped green onion, salt and pepper* (keep in container in fridge)
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tuna patties*
drained, can of tuna
finely diced onion
salt/pepper
bread crumbs
dash of worchestershire sauce
form into round patties
fry in a bit of oil till brown on both sides, and cooked inside!
put onto fresh roll/kaiser add fresh garden salad on the side
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Okay this is tuna and noodles but not a casserole. I made it in college and it was pretty tasty. I don't remember how much of everything but it was cream cheese melted with some salsa and then a can of drianed tune tossed in and served over cooked egg noodles. Or how about a chip dip with the french onion soup dip mix, sour cream maybe some cream cheese and then the tuna. It would be great with chips or crackers or even some celery sticks. Or spread that mix on some bread or large crescent roll with some sliced onions, pickles, tomatos, lettuce whatever you like on a sandwich and toss some potato chips on top. Fattening yes but I bet it would be good.
Or make a regular tuna salad and add some dried cranberries or some pomegranites if you can still find them. They add a nice bite of flavor and the pom would add some nice crunch.
I like a Tuna Nicoise Salad.
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/tuna-sa...
Or Tuna patties,, mixed w bread crumbs, a beaten egg, chopped onion & sauteed in a little oil.