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LiLIsraeli ↓

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 2:25 pm

I have lots of cans of chunk light tuna and I'd love to use them up! What can I make with them besides tuna patties and tuna quiche?

(We don't like chunk light tuna in tuna salad.)

Raisin

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 2:27 pm

baked potatoes with tuna topping.

londoner ↓

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 2:35 pm

Tuna bake with mashed potato on top and tuna and sweetcorn and veg and a bit of liquid underneath. Or tuna pasta bake with a cheese sauce and tuna. Or a pasta sauce with tomatos onion, tuna and parsley/basil. Or tuna fish cakes. Tuna mayonaise for sandwiches or mix in a chili sauce for variety and to bind it.

↑ LiLIsraeli ↓

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 2:51 pm

Do you have exact recipes?

↑ londoner

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 2:58 pm

No - I just make them up as I go along.
Tuna bake is a shepherd pie method so just mix tuna, sweetcorn etc together with a bit of hot water and mixed herbs then add layer of mashed potato and bake on 180c for 20-30 mins, turn it up to 210 or grill at the end to brown on top.
Tuna bake with pasta - cook pasta, make sauce, same method.
Tuna fish cakes is dh's, involves chopped/grated onion, tuna, parsley egg and matzo meal. Make a batter dip in more egg and matza meal and fry 5-7 minutes.
Pasta sauce, fry onions, add any other veg you fancy (I like courgette), add tuna, creamed tomatoes or chopped ones, some fresh herbs and cook for about 7-10 mins

thanks

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 3:16 pm

Tuna chow mein. Just stir fry veggies and add the tuna at the end. Season with garlic, ginger, soy sauce and duck sauce if you like. Everyone thought it was chicken chow mein. Didn't mean to fool them, but it was really delicious.

Mrs Bissli

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 4:09 pm

Spaghetti (or pasta) with tomato tuna sauce.
For more grown-up taste, you can add chopped capers, chopped onions and a bit of chili flakes.

calaflower

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 7:34 pm

My family ABSOLUTELY LOVES tuna balls!!!!! I have a very picky family, and it always goes over well. In addition, there are many ways to adjust it to your familys' tastes. You make the mixture, roll it in something crunchy, like cornflake crumbs, grape nuts...and then bake!

yaeli83

Wed, Sep 05 2012, 7:39 pm

tuna melts, wraps, tuna casserole, stuffed shells

↑ LiLIsraeli ↓

Thu, Sep 06 2012, 7:30 am

calaflower wrote:

How do you make the mixture?

↑ LiLIsraeli

Thu, Sep 06 2012, 7:31 am

yaeli83 wrote:

tuna melts, wraps, tuna casserole, stuffed shells

Tuna melts and wraps are lunch foods to my DH.

Do you have recipes for tuna casserole and stuffed shells?

ima22

Thu, Sep 06 2012, 11:13 am

Chinese tuna salad

lettuce (iceberg or romaine)
scallions
tuna - drained from can
chinese chow mein noodles
cashews

dressing (no measurements - sorry!)
oil
vinegar
sugar
salt
pepper

that with a filling soup!

OOTBubby

Thu, Sep 06 2012, 12:17 pm

Chinese Tuna Casserole

1 small onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
½ green pepper, chopped
1 small can (4 oz.) mushrooms, chopped
3/4 can pareve mushroom soup
1/4 can milk or Coffee Rich
6.5 ounce can tuna
thin chinese noodles
1/4 cup cashews
1/4 cup sliced water chestnuts

Sauté vegetables in small amount of oil until tender. Mix together with everything else and mix well. Put into casserole and top with more noodles and cashews. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
For a 3-quart casserole, use 3 cans soup, 1 can milk and 4 cans of tuna.
May be frozen.

Vegieburger

Thu, Sep 06 2012, 12:27 pm

Baked tuna patties, my secret ingredient is lime juice, they're yummy.

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