When it comes to meal time, (dinner, lunch, you name it!) it's easy to get into a rut — and finding inspiration for a filling and
flavorful dish that everyone will enjoy might feel like a chore. Thanks to these easy tuna recipes, using both fresh and canned fish, you’ll have loads of ideas to prepare zesty and flavor-packed dishes all week long.
It’s hard to go wrong when this meaty protein-packed fish is the star of your lunch or dinner prep. Packed with vitamin D and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, both fresh and simple canned tuna recipes are great healthy additions to your routine. With its meat-like texture, fresh tuna can hold up to plenty of bold flavors — like sesame oil, soy sauce, and slightly spicy onion in a delicious poke bowl.
If your pantry is stocked with cans of this healthy protein, we have gathered plenty of tasty recipes to keep you busy. And don’t forget: You can think beyond classic tuna salad and get inspiration from these recipes to prove that canned tuna can also be for dinner. The best part of these easy dinners is that you likely won’t even need to grocery shop to put a tasty dish on the table for the whole family.
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White Bean and Tuna Salad With Basil Vinaigrette
This easy salad is the perfect way to turn canned tuna into a delicious dinner.
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Avocado and Tuna Salad Wraps
Brimming with fresh avocado, mixed greens, herbs, and a squeeze of lemon, this flavor-packed wrap is nothing like the stinky tuna fish sandwiches of your childhood.
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Linguine With Tuna and Chiles
When tossed with linguine, zucchini, mushrooms, and fiery chiles, canned tuna tastes incredibly flavorful and fresh.
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Niçoise Salad
Artfully arrange olives, tuna, eggs, and tomatoes on a bed of greens to make this fancy French salad. Pause to snap a pic for Instagram, then proceed to eat all of the delicious things.
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Hawaiian Tuna Bowl
This trendy fish dish makes the most of raw tuna ("poke" translates to "chunks"). One bite and you'll seriously consider cashing in your vacation days.
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Spicy Tuna Sandwiches
Be the envy of the entire cafeteria with this zesty take on a classic tuna salad sandwich.
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Summer Tuna Salad With Sweet Potato and Basil
This hearty salad does not involve a single piece of lettuce, so you won't need to waste any time sifting through leaves of romaine, mesclun, and kale looking for the good stuff.
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Spicy Tuna Puttanesca
All the fixings for this delicious dinner are probably in your pantry already.
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9
Salade Provençale With Tuna and Radishes
Cross off salad dressing from your shopping list. Made with just five kitchen staples, this salad's vibrant vinaigrette tastes way better than the bottled stuff.
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Healthier Tuna Salad
Mayo-laden tuna salad can clock in at over 24 grams of fat (that's more than a third of your daily quota!). Lighten up the lunchtime favorite by swapping in nonfat plain yogurt. The salad stays just as creamy and tasty, but doesn't destroy your diet. Win-win!
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Spicy Tuna Roll Salad
Unwrap the flavors of your favorite sushi roll with this Asian-inspired salad.
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Tuna Panzanella Salad
This is just an excuse to eat bread and tell everyone you had salad for dinner. You're welcome.
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Layered Tuna and Tomatoes
Toasted breadcrumbs make each and every bite of salad crunchy. Take that, croutons.
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Grilled Tuna and Marinated Cucumber Salad
Just as meaty as steak, tuna tastes incredible when marinated in a teriyaki sauce overnight, then thrown on the grill. Go ahead and cancel that steakhouse reservation; you don't need it.
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Three-Bean Tuna Salad
These lettuce cups are packed with protein, omega-3 fats and fiber. Plus, they're so easy to throw together — just stir ingredients, scoop into Boston lettuce and serve.
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Tuna Melts
Sandwich thick slices of tomato, cheddar cheese, and classic tuna salad between sourdough for the perfect lunch.
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Tuna Noodle Casserole
This classic comfort throws it back to childhood. Complete with a crunchy herby topping and a lusciously creamy sauce, we'll take seconds (and thirds, please).
