I am looking for some good ways to eat canned tuna. I usually get Sun flower oil tuna. Any ideas?
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You can make grille sandwiches by mixing tuna with mayo and cheese. You can make tuna kababs, one of my friends even cook Tuna curry
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Casserole
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potato and tuna kababs.
one onion, cut into small pieces
two medium patatoes, boiled and mashed (w/o skin)
2 green chilies, cut into small thin slices
2 table spoon cilantro
zeera (cumin seeds) 1/2 teaspoon
coriander seeds 1/2 teaspoon
salt, as per taste
redchili powder, 3/4 teaspoon
amchur powder 1/2 teaspoon
garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon
1 canned tuna (oil drained)
2 egg beaten
mix everything together except egg..make patties. dip in egg. fry just like potato cutlets. !
i make tuna mayo sandwiches & curry too… let me know if u want the recipe 
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Tuna baked pasta
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Need recipe for both please?
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Never heard of curry but I make sandwiches usually. Once I made tuna kebab but the smell was too strong, I didn’t like it, might give an other try this time.
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Spicy tuna pasta salad
250g dried linguine pasta
2 x 185g cans tuna in chilli and oil
400g can artichoke hearts in brine, drained, quartered…
50g baby rocket
1 avocado, chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet directions until tender. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain well.
Place pasta in a large bowl. Drain tuna, reserving oil. Remove and discard chilli. Flake tuna into large chunks. Add tuna, reserved oil, artichokes, rocket and avocado. Drizzle with lemon juice. Season well with salt and pepper. Gently toss to combine. Serve.See more
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Found this on net.
10 fast meals with canned tuna
- Tuna mornay
Cook diced celery and onion in 50g melted butter. Add 1/4 cup plain flour. Cook for 1 minute. Gradually add 2 cups milk, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in grated cheddar cheese and flaked tuna. Spoon mixture into an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and drizzle with extra melted butter. Bake at 180C/160C fan-for…ced for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.
- Spaghetti with tuna and lemon
Cook 230g dried spaghetti pasta. Drain.
Heat extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan. Add 1/2 small finely chopped red onion and crushed garlic and cook until softened. Remove from heat. Add hot pasta, flaked tuna, lemon rind, lemon juice and chopped flat-leaf parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
- Tuna with soy and sushi rice
Cook 2 cups rinsed sushi rice following packet directions. Cool. Drizzle rice with 1/4 cup sushi seasoning. Fold with a spatula to combine. Fold in 3 teaspoons soy sauce, flaked tuna, sliced green onion, toasted sesame seeds and finely chopped cucumber. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with sliced toasted nori sheets, if you like.
- Potato and tuna cakes
Boil 3 large peeled potatoes until just tender. Drain, mash and set aside to cool. Add flaked tuna, sliced green onion, chopped dill and 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Shape into patties. Coat patties in plain flour, then dip in lightly beaten egg, then coat in breadcrumbs. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Shallow-fry until golden. Serve with salad and lemon wedges.
- Indian-style tuna and rice
Place 2 cups basmati rice with 3 cups cold water in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Add chopped green beans and cook for 4 minutes or until tender. Stir in 1/4 cup Indian curry paste, halved cherry tomatoes and flaked tuna. Cook until tomato softens. Stir in chopped coriander. Season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with plain yoghurt.
- Creamy tuna and broccoli pasta bake
Cook 3 cups pasta spirals in boiling water, adding broccoli florets towards the end of cooking. Drain. Cook chopped onion and garlic in oil. Add 1/4 cup plain flour, flaked tuna, frozen peas and 2 x 375ml cans evaporated milk. Season with salt and pepper. Add pasta and combine. Spoon into an ovenproof dish and sprinkle with grated tasty cheese. Bake at 180C/160C fan-forced for 30 minutes or until heated through.
- Buckwheat soba and tuna salad
Cook buckwheat soba noodles. Refresh under cold water. Toss noodles with flaked tuna, chopped tomato, chopped avocado, juice of a lime and fried shallots. Season with salt and pepper.
- Nicoise salad
Combine boiled chat potatoes, blanched baby green beans, flaked tuna, small black olives, halved anchovy fillets, quartered boiled eggs and torn baby cos lettuce leaves. Serve drizzled with French dressing.
- Tuna, white bean and spinach salad
Combine tuna, baby spinach, halved grape tomatoes, chopped red capsicum, drained cannellini beans, chopped cucumber and chopped oregano. Season with salt and pepper. Combine olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, crushed garlic and drizzle on top.
- Tuna bruschetta
Brush slices ciabatta bread with olive oil. Grill until golden. Combine crushed garlic, flaked tuna, finely diced tomato, chopped basil, lemon zest and baby capers. Season with pepper. Spoon onto ciabatta and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil.*
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Tuna pasta bake
Ingredients
• 600g/1lb 5oz pasta shapes such as fusilli, penne or farfalle
• 50g/2oz butter…
• 50g/2oz plain flour
• 600ml/20fl oz milk
• ½ tsp mustard powder
• 200g/7oz extra-mature cheddar, grated
• 100g/3½oz can sweetcorn, drained
• 100g/3½oz peas
• 3 spring onions, sliced
• 2 x 185g/6½oz cans tuna in spring water, drained
Preparation method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Cook the pasta in a saucepan of plenty of boiling water according to packet instructions. Drain.
- Meanwhile, for the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat and stir in the flour with a wooden spoon. Cook for one minute, or until the mixture darkens slightly.
- Slowly stir in the milk, stirring until smooth after each addition of milk. Stir in the mustard powder and continue to cook until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of the spoon.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in most of the cheese, and all the sweetcorn, peas and spring onion. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir the cooked pasta into the sauce.
- Spoon the tuna into the bottom of an ovenproof dish. Pour over the pasta and sauce. Tap the dish gently so the sauce pours into every nook and cranny. Sprinkle over the remaining grated cheese.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbling and the top is a golden-brown.
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Cheesy tuna pesto pasta
Ingredients
400g penne pasta
200g can yellowfin tuna in olive oil …
190g jar basil pesto (or try a different flavour such as spinach, tomato or aubergine pesto)
100g cheddar , grated
250g punnet cherry tomatoes , halved
1.Boil the pasta. Meanwhile, tip the tuna and its oil into a large bowl with the pesto. Mash together with a wooden spoon. Stir in a third of the cheese and all of the tomatoes. Heat the grill to high.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain and toss through the pesto mix. Tip into a shallow baking dish and scatter with the remaining cheese. Place the dish under the grill for 3-4 mins until just melted, then serve with a green salad and garlic bread.
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Tuna Pasta
Tuna Pasta – Fauzia's Kitchen Fun
A very simple meal that takes literally minutes to put together yet tastes incredible…
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
200gm tube pasta of any kind
1 can of Tuna, drained (approximately 100gm)
2-3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp. tomato sauce/ketchup
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 green chilli, chopped
1 tbsp. oil
¼ cup water (optional)
¼ tsp. garlic paste
¼ tsp. ginger paste
½ tsp. black pepper powder
¼ tsp. cumin powder
juice of half a lemon
some chopped coriander
salt to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
Boil the pasta as per packet directions and drain.
In the meantime, heat the oil in a pan, add the onions and fry until transluscent. Add the ginger, garlic and chopped tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes are mushy. Add the cumin powder. Stir together then add the ketchup/sauce.
Next add the drained tuna and chopped green chilli. Mix well, making sure the tuna flakes apart and gets well-coated with the sauce. If you want the tuna mixture slightly saucy, add the water and mix, allow it to simmer for a couple of minutes.
Add the drained pasta. Sprinkle some chopped coriander and squeeze in the lemon juice. Give it a final stir and serve hot with a light sprinkle of black pepper powder and some extra lemon slices.
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30 Minute Tuna Noodle Casserole
serves 5
5 cups cooked pasta- I recommend rotini or egg noodles…
2 cans tuna, drained and flaked with a fork
2 cups peas, fresh or frozen
2 cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup finely crushed french fried onions (optional)
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Combine the pasta, tuna, and peas in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the soup, milk, cheese, garlic powder, and pepper, and pour over the top of the pasta mixture. Stir to combine and pour into a greased casserole dish. Bake, covered with foil, for 20 minutes. Remove the foil, sprinkle the french fried onions evenly over the top and bake uncovered for an additional 5 minutes.
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Tuna Macaroni Salad
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni…
1 teaspoon salt
1 quart water
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 cup chopped red, orange, and or yellow bell peppers, seeded and de-stemmed
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, packed
2 cans of tuna, packed in olive oil (do not drain), or if you get tuna packed in water, drain the water out and add 2-3 Tbsp olive oil.
2 stalks of celery, chopped
Juice of 1/2 lemon, freshly squeezed
1/4-1/3 a head of lettuce (preferably iceberg lettuce), sliced first and roughly chopped into 2 inch long strips
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Fresh ground pepper
Method
1 In a saucepan, add 1 cup of elbow macaroni to 1 quart of boiling water with an added teaspoon of salt. Simmer either covered or uncovered for about 10 minutes until the macaroni is just a little more cooked than al dente. When ready, remove from heat, drain and rinse with cold water.
2 While the macaroni is cooking, assemble the other ingredients. In a large bowl mix the green onion, bell peppers, parsley, tuna, celery and lemon. Add the cooked and drained macaroni. Fold in the iceberg lettuce and mayonnaise until well mixed. Add the paprika. Add fresh ground pepper to taste.
Eat up. This salad does not make good leftovers as the lettuce will eventually get soggy.
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Creamy tuna pasta bake
350ml soured cream
8 tablespoons mayonnaise
125ml milk …
4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
900g cooked small pasta shells
175g fresh broccoli florets
2 (185g) tins tuna, drained and flaked
75g chopped red pepper
50g sliced spring onions
In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; stir until smooth. Stir in the pasta, broccoli, tuna, red pepper and onions. transfer to a greased 2 ltr. baking dish. Cover and bake at 180 C / Gas 4 for 40-45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
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Pasta with Tuna and Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
4 Tbsp unsalted butter…
1 28-ounce can of tomatoes, whole or crushed
Salt
1 pound pasta shells
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 6-ounce can tuna packed in olive oil
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped or torn
A generous 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Method
1 Melt the butter in a medium pot on medium heat and add the can of tomatoes, including the juice. If you are using whole canned tomatoes (or fresh ones) crush them with your (clean) fingers as you put them in the pot. Simmer gently, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
2 Once the sauce is cooking, heat a large pot of well salted water to a strong boil. Add the shell pasta to the boiling water and cook at a vigorous boil, uncovered, until al dente, cooked through but still a bit firm to the bite, which is usually whatever the time specified on the pasta package minus about 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3 Pour off the excess oil from the tuna can and stir the tuna into the tomato sauce. Add the ricotta cheese, and add salt to taste. Turn off the heat. Mix the sauce with the pasta in a large bowl. Mix in the basil.
4 Pour the pasta into a 2 to 3-quart casserole dish and top with the parmesan cheese. Put under a hot broiler for 4-6 minutes, until the cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve hot.
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Tuna & butterbean salad
1 small red onion
200g can tuna in spring water, drained
400g can butter beans , drained and rinsed …
250g pack cherry tomatoes , halved
3 tbsp olive oil
juice of ½ lemon
1 tsp Dijon mustard
20g pack flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
1.Halve the onion and slice it as thinly as possible. Tip into a salad bowl and flake in the tuna. Gently stir in the butterbeans and cherry tomatoes.
- Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice and mustard together, then season. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and scatter the parsley over. Mix gently to combine and serve straight away.
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Tuna & sweetcorn slice
320g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
185g can tuna in spring water, drained and flaked
325g can sweetcorn , drained …
3 tbsp crème fraîche
50g cheddar , grated
a few chives , snipped to 1cm lengths
1.Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7. Lay the pastry out on a baking sheet. Pinch up the edges to form a border, pressing firmly into the corners. Prick the centre all over with a fork and pop in the oven for 10-15 mins.
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Meanwhile, mix the tuna and sweetcorn in a bowl and season.
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Remove the pastry from the oven, pressing the centre down with the back of a fork, as it will have puffed up a bit. Spread the crème fraîche across centre, spoon the tuna mix on top, then sprinkle over the cheese. Bake for 10-15 mins more, until golden, puffed up and cooked though. Sprinkle with chives and cut into quarters.
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Italian tuna balls
2 160g cans of tuna in sunflower or olive oil, drained (reserve a little oil)
small handful of pine nuts
freshly grated zest 1 lemon …
small handful parsley leaves, roughly chopped
50g fresh breadcrumbs
1 egg , beaten
400g spaghetti
500g jar pasta sauce
1.Flake the tuna into a bowl, then tip in the pine nuts, lemon zest, parsley, breadcrumbs and egg. Season and mix together with your hands until completely combined. Roll the mix into 12 walnut-size balls. Put a large pan of salted water on to boil, then cook the spaghetti according to pack instructions.
- Heat a little of the tuna oil in a large non-stick frying pan, then fry the tuna balls for 5 mins, turning every minute or so until completely golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Heat the tomato sauce, then toss together with the pasta and tuna balls.
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Warm potato & tuna salad with pesto dressing
650g new potatoes , halved lengthways if large
2 tbsp pesto
4 tbsp olive oil …
8 cherry tomatoes
175g can tuna
200g green beans , halved
couple of handfuls of spinach , preferably baby leaves, tear if larger
1.Put the potatoes in a pan of boiling water, bring back to the boil and simmer for 8-10 minutes until tender.
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Meanwhile, mix the pesto and oil to make a dressing. Halve the tomatoes, drain and flake the tuna. Add the beans to the potatoes for the last 3 minutes of cooking time.
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Drain the potatoes and beans and tip into a salad bowl. Stir in the spinach so that it wilts a little in the warmth from the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Scatter the tomatoes and tuna on top, drizzle with the pesto and gently toss everything together.