This roundup offers the best canned tuna recipes for quick and easy dinners that are budget-friendly and perfect for meal prep!
Take a look through these tinned tuna recipes, and if you're looking for more meal ideas, check out our easy weeknight dinners or healthy meal prep ideas-there's always something new to try!
Canned Tuna Recipes
Tuna Potato Salad
This tuna potato salad is a fresh, easy-to-make dish with a zesty lemon dressing. Perfect for light lunches, dinners, or meal prep!
30 minutes
Sweetcorn Tuna Pizza
A perfect blend of savory tuna, sweet corn, and melted mozzarella cheese atop a crispy crust, this pizza is a delicious taste of Italy in every bite.
1 hour 35 minutes
Help-yourself tuna rice salad
A protein-packed rice tuna salad with feta and eggs that's perfect for a quick lunch or simple meal prep. Ready in minutes with just a few ingredients.
20 minutes
Spicy Tuna Onigiri
Create tasty Spicy Tuna Onigiri at home! Mix spicy mayo and tuna, shape into rice balls, wrap with nori, and enjoy a flavorful Japanese snack. Simple to make and delicious to eat!
30 minutes
If you have potatoes and canned tuna at home
These savoury patties are a combination of mashed potatoes, tuna and flavourful spices. They are pan-fried to golden perfection to create a healthy snack or meal.
40 minutes
Tuna, caper and chilli spaghetti
Quick Tuna Spaghetti with tender pasta, flaky tuna, capers, and a hint of chili-ready in minutes for easy weeknight dinners.
15 minutes
Canned tuna is a true pantry powerhouse! Whether you need a quick lunch, an easy dinner, or a budget-friendly meal prep idea, these recipes are simple, satisfying, and delicious. Find your next favourite dish below!
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Trina says
Trina
Claire says
I absolutely love canned tuna and appreciate so many great ideas. First to try: the onigiri!
Emily says
Just what I needed for my pantry use-up planning for a house move! I loved the spaghetti with tuna and chili in particular. Things I always have around come together in such a delicious way!
Natalie Perry says
I love tuna! I didn’t realize there were so many delicious ways to use it! Thank you
Krystle says
This is budget friendly and super filling. Great for when you are low on groceries but still ant something yummy.
Liz says
Since both are staples at our house, I had to try the fritters! They were delicious!!!!
Swathi says
Canned potato and tuna is so yummy and filling my family enjoyed it.
Paula says
Your tuna potato salad recipe is a new family favorite! It had a great balance of flavors, my kids and I thought it was great.
Liz says
SO easy and delicious! They made for a fun and unique lunch!
Claudia says
My family loved these recipes!
Nora says
Such an easy and delicious recipe! My family loved it!
Nicole says
These two recipes are so delicious!! I love keeping tuna in the pantry at all times so I can throw together easy recipes such as these ones.
Swathi says
Canned tuna and potato are delicious, I have tried it, and my family loved them.
Sonja says
Those are great options for the two storecupboard staples! I had just made some Tzatziki, so the potato tuna patties made the perfect combo.
Ieva says
I love your potato salad recipe. Those tangy capers are irresistible! Will try the tuna fritters for lunch today as well! Can't wait! 🙂