How To Make Tuna Recipe For Dinner
Tuna fish is one of the most loved fish in our home. It is rich in protein and other nutrients. We use it in so many recipes. I would love to share the best tuna recipe with you.
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Tuna Recipe For Dinner
Tuna Tartare
This is a restaurant-style appetizer. It has a buttery flavor. It is low in calories and rich in protein. The best thing is it’s budget-friendly.
It is best served with crackers or sliced avocados. You can also use it in sushi; instead of crab or shrimp, use tuna. You can even make it spicy by adding a Japanese chili mixture like Togarashi.
Keep it in an airtight container in the fridge, and it will be good for up to 2 days. It freezes well for 2 months. This is a quick recipe and hardly takes 5 minutes to make.
The ingredients include tuna, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, green onion, lime juice, and sesame seeds.
Tuna Casserole
It is one of the best comfort foods. It is best served with buttermilk biscuits. This is an affordable and versatile recipe, and perfect for potlucks.
It takes a little over half an hour to make, including 15 minutes of prep time and 18 minutes of cooking time. You require a 2-quart baking dish.
To make the recipe, preheat the oven to 425°F and bake for 20 minutes. For crumb topping, you require a mix of panko bread crumbs, parsley, cheddar cheese, and melted butter.
The ingredients include butter, milk, egg noodles, celery, shredded cheddar cheese, and frozen peas, condensed cream of mushroom soup, and canned tuna.
It is one of the best tuna noodle casserole recipes. You can also make it ahead of time. It freezes well for 6 months.
Avocado Tuna Salad
This is one of the best tuna salad recipes. You can serve it for lunch or as a side for dinner. Packed with protein and other nutrients, it tastes awesome.
This is a quick and easy salad recipe. You can use well-drained tuna in water, but I prefer Solid White Albacore Tuna. The equipment required are fruit scoop, a knife, and a cutting board.
You can serve it within 10 minutes. The ingredients include tuna, cucumber, lemon juice, onion, black pepper, sea salt, extra virgin olive oil, cilantro, and avocado.
Tuna Steak
It is one of the quickest fish recipes. Make sure you use fresh tuna to get the best taste. To find if the tuna is fresh, if it smells like the ocean, and the flesh is moist, then it’s fresh.
Use a skillet instead of a non-stick frying pan. For sauce, I like to use Mexican salsa. You can also use salsa verde, sauce vierge, pesto or lemon vinaigrette.
It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 3 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include tuna, black pepper, olive oil, salt, and sprigs. It is best served with green bean avocado salad or lemon potato salad.
Canned Tuna Pasta
This protein-rich recipe is healthy and comforting. It is a quick recipe and you can serve it within 15 minutes, including 5 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include pasta, parsley, tuna, garlic, lemon juice, salt, olive oil, and pepper. I used spaghetti, but you can use any other pasta too.
It is best served with salad or garlic bread. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for a few days.
Seared Ahi Tuna Steaks
This is one of the quickest tuna recipes. If you are looking for a quick dinner recipe on a busy weeknight, you have the answer.
It takes only 6 minutes to make. It is crispy on the outside and soft inside. For this recipe, you can either use a cast-iron skillet or a nonstick skillet.
The ingredients include ahi tuna(yellowfin tuna), cayenne pepper, honey, soy sauce, kosher salt, and green onions. For best results, marinate it for 10 minutes before cooking.
It is best served with rice and green beans. You can also make the recipe gluten-free by using gluten-free soy sauce. To make it a paleo dish, use liquid aminos.
Tuna Sandwich
It is one of my favorite breakfast recipes. This is a quick recipe, and you can serve it within 15 minutes. I would recommend tuna in oil rather than tuna in water, as it will be tastier.
The ingredients include canned tuna, bread, lettuce, Dijon mustard, chopped dill pickle, pickle jar, sliced green onion, whole egg mayonnaise, butter lettuce, and celery.
I used celery to make it crunchy, and dill gives the recipe its herby freshness. You can keep the filling in a container for 3 days, for a longer duration, keep it in an airtight container. It will be good for 5 days.
Tuna Patties
It is one of the best appetizers on a game day or a movie night. This is perfect for sandwiches. You can also dip them in ketchup or hot sauce and enjoy them.
It is easy and quick to make, and you can serve it within half an hour, including 15 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include Italian seasoned bread crumbs, canned tuna, eggs, lemon juice, parmesan cheese, vegetable oil, onion, and black pepper.
Tuna Pasta Salad
This is a healthy, protein-rich family recipe. It is a quick recipe. The recipe requires 10 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include small shells pasta, celery, tuna, red onion, dried dill weed, frozen peas, celery, black pepper, salt and Greek yogurt.
Tuna Quesadilla
This is one of the most popular recipes in our home. You can serve it as a snack or even as a main dish. It is a quick recipe and takes only 15 minutes to make.
You require a non-stick skillet. The ingredients include canned tuna, mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, salsa, and flour tortillas.
Tuna Egg Salad
It is a protein-packed lunch recipe. It is a low-carb and gluten-free recipe. You can eat it in a bowl or use it as a spread on bread. To make it spicy, you can add sriracha hot sauce.
It is perfect for meal prep and can keep in the fridge for up to 4 days. The best thing is, it’s versatile. This is a quick recipe and takes only 15 minutes to make. The ingredients include boiled eggs, tuna, pepper, onion, and mayonnaise.
Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl
It is a budget-friendly recipe. This is a quick recipe and hardly takes 10 minutes to make. You can either use canned tuna in oil or canned tuna in water but I prefer canned tuna in oil. It tastes better.
You can either use long-grain or short-grain rice, but don’t use brown rice. Sesame oil or sesame seeds, either will work. You can either use Japanese mayo or regular mayo. You can even make it 4 days in advance.
The ingredients include canned tuna, soy sauce, sriracha sauce, rice, Japanese mayonnaise and cucumber. For toppings, you can use avocado, sautéed carrots or scrambled eggs.
It is one of my favorite Japanese cuisines. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, and it will be good for 4 days.
Tuna Croquettes
It is an easy budget budget-friendly recipe, you can make it with pantry staples. You can make them either in an air fryer or an oven.
It takes almost an hour to make, including 10 minutes of prep time, 40 minutes of cooking time, and 10 minutes of freezer time. Preheat the oven to 375°F and bake for 24 minutes. Once it’s golden brown, you are all set.
The ingredients include mayonnaise, pepper, egg, tuna, lemon juice, russet potatoes, panko, lemon wedges, Dijon mustard, red onion, and dill. It is best served with green salad.
Chickpea Tuna Salad
This is a creamy and crunchy salad recipe. It is a perfect summer salad. For this recipe, you need salad tongs, mixing bowls, and a citrus juicer.
It takes almost half an hour to make. The ingredients include red onion, red bell pepper, parsley, tuna, grape tomatoes, arugula, chickpeas, and feta cheese.
For the dressing, you require a mix of kosher salt, ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice. You can keep the leftovers in the fridge, and it will be good for several days.
Tuna Pot Pie
It is one of the most delicious tuna recipes. It is pretty easy to make. You can make it in a little over half an hour, including 10 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
To make it preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for 10-13 minutes. Once baked, let it rest for 10 minutes before you cut and serve it.
The ingredients include canned tuna, butter, condensed cream of mushroom soup, shredded cheddar cheese, refrigerated crescent rolls, onion, and mixed vegetables.
Ahi Tuna Poke
It is one of the best Hawaiian salad recipes. This is refreshing and tastes awesome. It takes a little over 2 hours to make. You can serve it in a poke bowl or even enjoy it as a snack.
For the recipe, the ingredients needed are fresh tuna steaks, toasted sesame seeds, soy sauce, macadamia nuts, sesame oil, and onions. Macadamia nuts add the required crunch.
Sesame oil adds a nutty flavor to the dish. Poke is best served fresh, but you can keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Tuna Pancakes
It is one of the most popular Korean pancakes loved by people of all age groups. You can make it with pantry staples. In Korea, it is called Chamchijeon.
This is a quick and easy recipe and hardly takes 20 minutes to make, including 10 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include canned tuna, green bell peppers, green onions, eggs, mayonnaise, cooking oil, and all-purpose flour. For the dipping sauce, you require a mix of water, soy sauce, sugar, and rice wine vinegar.
Mediterranean Tuna Salad
This is a healthy tuna salad recipe. It is light and flavorful. Tuna packed in water is what I prefer to make the salad healthy.
This is a quick recipe, and you can serve it within 10 minutes. I love to make a tuna wrap or sandwich with this salad. For the dressing, you require a mix of sumac, Dijon mustard, lime zest, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt, and lime juice.
To make the tuna salad, the ingredients include canned tuna, radishes, English cucumber, celery, Kalamata olives, and red onion. You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container, and it will be good for up to 3 days.
Tuna Salad
This is one of the most loved tuna salads. You can either use oil-packed tuna or tuna packed in water, I prefer the latter. I have to say, mayonnaise is the star of this recipe.
It is a quick salad recipe and takes only 5 minutes to make. The ingredients include tuna packed in water, celery, sweet pickle relish, lemon juice, garlic, salt, black pepper, and mayonnaise. You can replace mayonnaise with plain yogurt.
You can serve the salad with crackers or use it in a sandwich. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, and it will be good for 4 days.