DollopWhat to make with canned tuna: 32 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on canned tuna, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave Mediterranean tuna couscous, on the table in 12 minutes, and the cheapest is Tuna macaroni salad at $1.12 a serving. 19 of them are simple enough for a first try.
Microwave Mediterranean tuna couscous
$2.49 a serving
12 min
Tuna and white bean salad on toast
$3.23 a serving
15 min
Tuna salad sandwiches
$2.16 a serving
15 min
Microwave jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn
$2.44 a serving
18 min
Crispy tuna melts
$2.20 a serving
20 min
Creamy tuna pasta
$1.86 a serving
25 min
Instant Pot tuna mac and cheese
$1.84 a serving
25 min
Tuna quesadillas
$2.34 a serving
25 min
Tuna tostadas
$2.47 a serving
25 min
Lemony tuna pasta with capers
$2.49 a serving
30 min
Stovetop tuna noodle casserole
$2.10 a serving
30 min
Tuna macaroni salad
$1.12 a serving
30 min
Tuna patties
$1.85 a serving
30 min
Tuna tomato pasta
$1.66 a serving
30 min
Instant Pot cheesy tuna and rice
$1.87 a serving
40 min
Spanish tuna and potato salad (ensalada campera)
$3.33 a serving
40 min
Tuna pasta bake
$2.41 a serving
45 min
Tuna noodle casserole
$2.03 a serving
50 min
Tuna stuffed sweet potatoes
$2.51 a serving
55 min
Spicy tuna rice bowls
$3.85 a serving
15 min
Tuna niçoise salad
$6.24 a serving
35 min
Tortang tuna (Filipino tuna omelette)
$1.56 a serving
40 min
Tuna kedgeree (curried rice with eggs)
$1.79 a serving
40 min
Tuna mayo onigiri (Japanese rice balls)
$1.81 a serving
45 min
Tuna pot pie
$1.84 a serving
45 min
Tuna fried rice
$2.05 a serving
50 min
Air fryer tuna empanadas
$1.66 a serving
55 min
Pan bagnat (French tuna sandwich)
$2.68 a serving
60 min
Tuna causa (Peruvian layered potato salad)
$2.61 a serving
60 min
Tuna stuffed peppers
$2.44 a serving
65 min
Tuna potato bake
$2.32 a serving
75 min
Tuna quiche
$1.81 a serving
75 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.