Best Tuna Caliente Recipes

TUNA CALIENTE

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Tuna gets jazzed up with jalepenos and a tangy lemon mayonnaise in this fun summer pasta salad. Serve over a bed of fresh iceburg lettuce. Use more or less jalapenos to suit your taste.

Provided by WebsByMegan

Categories Tuna Salad

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package uncooked pasta shells
3 (5 ounce) cans water packed tuna, drained and flaked
4 tablespoons chopped jalapeno peppers
¼ cup diced red onion
⅓ cup diced celery
¾ cup light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons light sour cream
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 teaspoons country Dijon-style mustard
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta shells and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Rinse under cold water until cool.
In a large bowl, gently mix the cooled pasta, tuna, jalapeno peppers, onion, and celery. In a separate bowl, mix the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon zest, mustard, and lemon juice. Stir the dressing mixture into the pasta salad to evenly coat. Season with salt and pepper, and chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 498.2 calories, Carbohydrate 49.8 g, Cholesterol 47 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 33.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 464.6 mg, Sugar 3.7 g

TUNA MAYO RICE BOWL

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This homey dish takes comforting canned tuna to richer, silkier heights. Mayonnaise helps to hold the tuna together and toasted sesame oil lends incomparable nuttiness. You can adjust the seasonings to your taste: Use as much or as little soy sauce as you'd like for a savory accent. You can lean into the nuttiness of this rice bowl by sowing the top with toasted sesame seeds, or amp up the savoriness with furikake or scallions. A staple of home cooking in Hawaii and South Korea (where it is sometimes called deopbap), this simple meal is a workday workhorse.

Provided by Eric Kim

Categories dinner, easy, lunch, quick, snack, grains and rice, seafood, main course

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 (5-ounce) can tuna (preferably any variety stored in oil), well drained
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1 cup cooked white rice (preferably short- or medium-grain)
Toasted white or black sesame seeds, furikake or chopped scallions, for topping (optional)

Steps:

In a small bowl, stir the tuna, mayonnaise, sesame oil and soy sauce to combine.
Add the white rice to a bowl and spoon the tuna mixture on top. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds, furikake or scallions, if using.

BEST TUNA CASSEROLE

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This is a tuna casserole that even my picky family loves! The potato chips give the casserole a crunchy crust.

Provided by JAICARD

Categories Seafood Fish Tuna

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles
¼ cup chopped onion
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup frozen green peas
2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
½ (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
1 cup crushed potato chips

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
In a large bowl, thoroughly mix noodles, onion, 1 cup cheese, peas, tuna, soup and mushrooms. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish, and top with potato chip crumbs and remaining 1 cup cheese.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 595 calories, Carbohydrate 58.1 g, Cholesterol 99.2 mg, Fat 26.1 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 32.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 1061.1 mg, Sugar 4.6 g