Not a fan of canned protein?
These three chef-approved tuna recipes (no tuna salad here!)
will change your weeday dinner game.
After a long day, a delicious dinner has the power to turn your mood around.
Luckily, your cupboards might be hiding a star ingredient that can solve those busy-night blues.
ChefCarla Contreraswhipped up three creative weekday tuna recipes that are definitely more elevated than your everyday tuna-salad sammy.
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Snag the tuna recipes below, and cue the dinner-time good moods.
Getting hungry?
Keep scrolling for three tuna recipes to integrate into your low-maintenance weekly meal prep.
Tuna Farro Bowl + Lemon Tahini Sauce
Serves 2 to 4
Ingredients2 cans (5 oz.
Cook farro according to package directions, season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
Serve in bowls, and add the roasted veggies, radishes, and scallions.
Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor, and blend until incorporated and smooth.
Store up to five days in the fridge.
Tomato + Tuna Soup
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients2 cans (5 oz.
tomato puree1 can (28 oz.)
tomato cubed1 can (32 oz.)
chicken or veggie broth10 oz.
tortellini pasta, cooked (optional)
1.
In a large pot, like a Dutch oven, add olive oil and diced onion.
Cook on medium low for 5 to 7 minutes or until slightly golden and translucent.
Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Add carrot and celery, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
Add garlic, and cook for one to two minutes longer.
Add the apple cider vinegar and cook until almost gone (1 to 2 minutes).
Add the bone broth and cook for 45 minutes on medium.
Add the spinach, tuna (leave it chunky, if possible), and cooked pasta.
Store in the fridge for up to three days, or freeze up to one month.
Tuna + Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
Ingredients2 cans (5 oz.
)Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore, flaked with a fork1 lb.
Preheat the oven to 400F.
Drain pasta, leaving 1-2 Tbsp pasta water in pot, and return pasta to the pot.
Fold in the tuna (keep it chunky, if possible).
Grease baking dish or cast iron enamel pot, then add in the mixture.
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