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
Canned tuna mixed with spicy mayo, wrapped in sticky sushi rice and nori. No cooking required for the filling - just shape and serve.
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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Swathi says
These are wonderful collection of canned tuna and potato recipes, I loved that tuna pizza perfect treat.
Elena says
So many ways to use canned tuna than just making a tuna salad. The onigiri are so so easy to make and delish!! Really great ideas!
Gina says
Oh my word! So many delicious recipes with canned tuna. I tried the savoury patties and the potato tuna salad; they were both so yummy! Can't wait to try the others soon.
Stacy says
This is a great list! I've been refreshing my earthquake food pantry and need to use the canned tuna I've got in there!
Tess says
Love these ideas! I can't wait to try them, thanks!
Elaine says
These are great ideas for tuna! I usually don't think outside of the box like this, but happy to have found this post with so many ideas. Will definitely be trying to tuna potato salad.