Tag: Tuna

When To Use Tuna With Oil And Water-Packed Tuna

If you grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, you know that canned tuna used to be the butt of jokes. It has a reputation for being a cheap source of protein that tastes and smells, well, like cat food. Tuna sandwiches were included in many school lunches — and not many people liked them. But that was then.

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Recipe Share Below( Open Faced Tuna Melt)

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Keto tuna casserole/Recipe Share

Keto tuna casserole

Ingredients
2 oz. butter
1 yellow onion
1 green bell pepper
51⁄3 oz. celery stalks
16 oz. tuna in olive oil, drained
1 cup mayonnaise
4 oz. freshly shredded parmesan cheese
1 tsp chili flakes
salt and pepper
Serving
6 oz. baby spinach
4 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition

by Anne Aobadia, Emma Shevtzoff (Photo)
RecipesMain coursesKeto tuna casserole
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Chop onion, bell pepper and celery finely and fry in butter in a large frying pan until slightly soft. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix tuna, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese and chili flakes in a greased baking dish. Add fried vegetables and stir.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with baby spinach and olive oil.
Tip!
Canned tuna is a life-saver when fridge and freezer are empty. Try to choose high-quality, MSC-labeled tunafish—preferably in olive oil instead of sunflower oil.

Turkey Cucumber Roll Ups/Recipe Share

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Turkey Cucumber Roll Ups

 

Ingredients

1 cucumber

1/2 cup veggie dip
2 slices applegate turkey deli meat

Directions

  1. Use your veggie peeler to create long “noodles” with the cucumber.
  2. Take two noodles and overlap them to form one large noodle.
  3. Spread about 1 tablespoon of veggie dip on the cucumber slices then add 1/4 slice of turkey meat.
  4. Cut cucumber noodles in half then roll each half up.
  5. You shouldn’t need a toothpick to hold these together, but you can use them if you want!

Snappy Tuna Melts/Recipe Share

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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (11 ounces) light tuna in water
  • 1 hard-boiled large egg, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat creamy balsamic vinaigrette
  • 1 tablespoon stone-ground mustard, optional
  • 4 whole wheat hamburger buns, split
  • 8 slices tomato
  • 8 slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese

Directions

  • In a small bowl, mix tuna, egg, vinaigrette and, if desired, mustard. Place buns on an ungreased baking sheet, cut side up. Broil 4-6 in. from heat 1-2 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Spread tuna mixture over buns; top with tomato and cheese. Broil 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts

2 open-faced sandwiches (calculated without mustard): 341 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 105mg cholesterol, 557mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 4g fiber), 35g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Super Quick Tuna Melts in Taste of Home February/March 2016