canned tuna...

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:23:30 -0700, mom0f4boys <[email hidden]>

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I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

Oriental Tuna Salad (still a salad)

Romaine lettuce, shredded (or your favorite packaged salad)
green onion, diced
julienned carrot
1 can tuna, drained
toasted sesame oil
rice wine vinegar

Toss lettuce, green onion, carrot, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar
Flake tuna and add to salad

Linguine/Spaghetti and Tuna

Cook linguine/spaghetti as directed but cut the time by a minute or
two so pasta is a bit less than al dente
In a frying pan, saute shallot, garlic, red and green pepper in a
small amout of olive oil.
Drain linguine/spaghetti and add to frying pan. Flake tuna into the
mix. Toss briefly until heated. Season with salt and pepper and
shredded parmesan.

Sesame and tuna are two tastes I would not imagine together, but I may
give this a try. The pasta dish sounds decent, also. Dang - every
time I look at this board I get hungry.

mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

Tuna Noodle Casserole. Comfort food in my house.
Tuna Melts (which I made last weekend)
Tuna Tetrazini
Tuna Ala king

(OK, so some of those are very similar).

-sw

Place a portion of well-refrigerated canned tuna on a plate next to
sliced tomato, pequillo peppers, good olives. Sprinkle with
good olive oil. Eat as an appetizer.

This works well with canned skipjack tuna or any canned tuna labeled
"solid".

Steve

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mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

Salad Nicoise.

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mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

Salad Nicoise.

Tuna pizza. Yes, seriously. It's evidently big in the Netherlands for a
reason!

Don't knock it 'till you've tried it!

helen

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Quoted message said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

This is one of my favourite recipes. I have tried to convert it (translate
it?!) from Australian.
If I have gone too far wrong I am sure someone will correct me.

Tuna Cheese Crust Pies

makes 6

1 ½ Aus cups all purpose (plain) flour, sifted (I measured 8 oz on my
scales)

250g tub cottage cheese (not the creamed style) (again about 8 oz)

125g butter, melted (this is just a bit less than a stick)

185g can tuna, drained and flaked (about 6 oz)

3 eggs lightly beaten

½ Aus cup milk (4 ½ fl oz)

¼ Aus cup sun dried tomatoes or roast peppers (capsicum) (4 ½ oz)

(or you could substitute frozen peas and corn kernels)

2 scallions (shallots) sliced

(you could also add some finely chopped herbs such as chives or parsley)

1 Aus tbsp lemon juice (just roughly to taste)

½ Aus cup grated cheddar cheese (9 oz)

Combine flour, cottage cheese and butter. Mix to a dough. Refrigerate for
at least 15 minutes.

Press the dough into 6 texas muffin sized pans. [censored] pastry with fork.

Bake in 200C/400F oven for 15 mins.

Combine the rest of the ingredients except the cheese.

Fill the pastry cases with the mixture. Top with cheese.

Bake 180C -190C/350F-375F for 20 - 25 minutes until golden and firm.

Run a knife around the edge to flip them out.

You could use salmon for these, or omit altogether for vegies.

Great for picnics and good hot or cold.

Where did I find my conversions? Well apart from the scales I used a ready
reckoner

they gave my in 1974 when we converted to Metric.

Chris

ChrisW said:

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Quoted message said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

This is one of my favourite recipes. I have tried to convert it (translate
it?!) from Australian.
If I have gone too far wrong I am sure someone will correct me.

Tuna Cheese Crust Pies

makes 6

1 ½ Aus cups all purpose (plain) flour, sifted (I measured 8 oz on my
scales)

250g tub cottage cheese (not the creamed style) (again about 8 oz)

125g butter, melted (this is just a bit less than a stick)

185g can tuna, drained and flaked (about 6 oz)

3 eggs lightly beaten

½ Aus cup milk (4 ½ fl oz)

¼ Aus cup sun dried tomatoes or roast peppers (capsicum) (4 ½ oz)

(or you could substitute frozen peas and corn kernels)

2 scallions (shallots) sliced

(you could also add some finely chopped herbs such as chives or parsley)

1 Aus tbsp lemon juice (just roughly to taste)

½ Aus cup grated cheddar cheese (9 oz)

Combine flour, cottage cheese and butter. Mix to a dough. Refrigeratefor
at least 15 minutes.

Press the dough into 6 texas muffin sized pans. [censored] pastry with fork.

Bake in 200C/400F oven for 15 mins.

Combine the rest of the ingredients except the cheese.

Fill the pastry cases with the mixture. Top with cheese.

Bake 180C -190C/350F-375F for 20 - 25 minutes until golden and firm.

Run a knife around the edge to flip them out.

You could use salmon for these, or omit altogether for vegies.

Great for picnics and good hot or cold.

Where did I find my conversions? Well apart from the scales I used a ready
reckoner

they gave my in 1974 when we converted to Metric.

Chris

This sounds really good! Thanks for sharing. I so dislike the typical
tune noodle casserole.

Sky

P.S. I very much appreciate the metric and imperial measurements.
Thanks for including both in your recipe.

--
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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice

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mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

Tuna Noodle Casserole. Comfort food in my house.

Bigtime. I made some last weekend and just had two bites, then froze it.
We had it tonight. It freezes well, is cheap and satisfying.

mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

Rice tuna salad. Cook rice, cool under running water and dress with crumbled
tuna and what else you like in it: olives, capers, pickled anything (celery,
carrot...), thinly cubed cheeses as Emmenthaler or pressed Asiago...
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

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mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

Salad Nicoise.

Tuna pizza. Yes, seriously. It's evidently big in the Netherlands for a
reason!

Don't knock it 'till you've tried it!

Yes! We made it in Home Ec and used cheddar cheese. It was delish!!!

mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

I forgot a classic salad: canned tuna + canned white beans ("spagna"
variety, but many others will do) + thinly sliced onions, EVO oil and salt.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

mom0f4boys said...

Quoted message said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

My favorite "not-so junk food" gone to gout POISON! 🙁((

I used to toss a small can of solid white albacore into the final mix of a
box o' blue (mac'n'cheese).

I never claimed I was normal. 😉

Andy

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mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light,
chunk white and solid white, in water). Aside from boring
tuna salad or casserole - what can I make? It's such an
inexpensive food, and seems so handy - I just wish my use
of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

When we make tuna salad, what you'd make tuna salad
sandwiches out of, what I normally do is put a layer of tuna
salad on a slice of bread, top with cheese, and put it in
the toaster oven until the cheese is bubbly.

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KE6BVH

Where ARE my manners?

Andy's Green Death Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Ingredients:

1 12 oz. can (340g) Solid white tuna (albacore)
1 medium avocado
3 tablespoons mayo (or to a firm "glop" consistency)
1 generous tablespoon fine minced celery
1 teaspoon fine minced/seeded jalapeno pepper (optional)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Lettuce
Bread
Slice of your favorite cheese

Directions:

1. Fine chop the can of tuna into a bowl.

2. Peel and seed an avocado and place flesh into bowl. Mash with a fork.

3. Add tuna, celery, pepper and optional jalapeno to bowl and mix.

4. Add mayo, mixing well to achieve desired gloppiness.

5. Toast bread, cover one piece of toast with cheese slice and spoon on an
amount of "green death" to your liking and spread evenly, top with shredded
lettuce and other slice of toast.

6. Enjoy!

Alternate Step 5: Grill cheese bread instead of toasting, then peel open,
inserting green death and lettuce, re-cover and enjoy!

BEWARE: The escaping Green Death Ooze!

Andy

Andy said:

Where ARE my manners?

Andy's Green Death Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Ingredients:

1 12 oz. can (340g) Solid white tuna (albacore)
1 medium avocado
3 tablespoons mayo (or to a firm "glop" consistency)
1 generous tablespoon fine minced celery
1 teaspoon fine minced/seeded jalapeno pepper (optional)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Lettuce
Bread
Slice of your favorite cheese

<snip>

Have you considered adding bacon?

Bob

Bob Terwilliger said...

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Andy said:

Where ARE my manners?

Andy's Green Death Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Ingredients:

1 12 oz. can (340g) Solid white tuna (albacore)
1 medium avocado
3 tablespoons mayo (or to a firm "glop" consistency)
1 generous tablespoon fine minced celery
1 teaspoon fine minced/seeded jalapeno pepper (optional)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Lettuce
Bread
Slice of your favorite cheese

<snip>

Have you considered adding bacon?

Bob

I've never bacon'd a tuna salad sandwich. ???

Andy

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:23:42 -0700, mom0f4boys <[email hidden]>

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Sesame and tuna are two tastes I would not imagine together, but I may
give this a try. The pasta dish sounds decent, also. Dang - every
time I look at this board I get hungry.

Depending on how adventurous you are, you could also try making
onigiri (Japanese rice "balls"😉.

These are basically sushi rice with flaked tuna mixed in or in a
pocket at the center, shaped, and wrapped in nori (dried seaweed) or
rolled in toasted sesame seeds. Although they translate as rice balls,
they are usually trianglar. They make great snacks for traveling or
hiking.

Searching on ongiri will get you many recipes hits.

http://japanesefood.about.com/od/rice/r/riceball.htm

mom0f4boys said:

I have about 20 cans of tuna in my pantry (chunk light, chunk white
and solid white, in water). Aside from boring tuna salad or casserole
- what can I make? It's such an inexpensive food, and seems so handy
- I just wish my use of it wasn't so hum-drum. Any suggestions?

I used to have an Israeli girlfriend of Yemenite descent. She used to
make Yemenite fish soup (plenty of recipes online). But instead of using
fresh fish, she would use an equivalent amount of canned tuna. Delicious!!!

April G.
San Antonio, TX
http://agru.etsy.com