Best Tuna Cups Recipes

CREAMED TUNA IN TOAST CUPS

Steps:

• Over low heat, melt butter in a saucepan and stir in flour. Slowly add milk while stirring. DO NOT bring to a boil. Cook and stir constantly only until slightly thickened.
• Drain tuna and add to mixture.
• Lightly stir in salt, pimento and green peas (if used).
• Push bread slices into greased muffin tins to form a cup. Toast in oven until light brown.
• While toast is warm, pour creamed tuna mixture into bread cups and serve.

KETO TUNA SALAD CUPS

Steps:

• Cover the eggs with about an inch of water in a medium pot. Bring to a boil, remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 8 minutes. Drain and submerge in ice water. When cool enough to handle, peel the eggs and chop.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes per side. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble into bite-size pieces.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon zest and juice, celery, reserved tuna oil, three-quarters of the scallions, 1/4 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper in a medium bowl. Add the tuna and three-quarters of the bacon and egg and gently fold together (do not overmix). Season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
• Sprinkle the tomato slices with salt and pepper.
• Double-up the lettuce leaves and fill each with some tuna salad. Tuck in a tomato slice. Sprinkle with reserved scallions, bacon and egg.

TUNA SALAD IN TOMATO CUPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients; chill. , Line two serving plates with lettuce. Cut tomatoes, but not all the way through, into six wedges; place on lettuce and separate wedges slightly. , Gently stir chow mein noodles into tuna salad; spoon into the center of each tomato.

TUNA NOODLE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook noodles according to package directions; drain and return to pot. Add tuna, peas and carrots, onion and 1 cup cheese., Whisk together eggs, milk, water and seasonings; toss with noodle mixture. Divide among 18 well-greased muffin cups. Sprinkle with remaining cheese., Bake until heated through, 30-35 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen edges with a knife before removing from pans.

CRISPY WONTON CUPS WITH TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place 1 wonton wrapper into each cup. Press the wontons into the cups with your fingers and spray each wrapper with cooking spray. Bake until they are golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Slice 1/2-inch thick slice from the onion and cut into thirds (reserve the remaining onion for Round 2 Recipe Nicoise Salad with Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette and the Online Round 2 Recipe Ham and Cheese Breakfast Burrito). Into the bowl of a mini food processor, add the onion, ginger, brown mustard, red wine vinegar, crushed red pepper, canola oil, salt, and pepper, and pulse until combined. (If you do not have a mini food processor, finely chop the onion and ginger and whisk together with mustard, vinegar, oil and red pepper flakes.) Place into a bowl with the tuna. Thinly slice 1/2 cup of the snow peas (reserve remaining 1 cup snow peas for Round 2 Recipe Nicoise Salad with Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette) and stir to combine.
• Fill each wonton cup with the tuna salad, transfer to a serving platter, and serve immediately.

BAY SCALLOP, SHRIMP, AND AHI TUNA CEVICHE IN TORTILLA CUPS

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, heat 5 to 6 inches of oil to 375 degrees F. Fry the tortillas, 1 by 1, in the hot oil until they are soft, about 10 seconds and drain on paper towels. Reserve, covered, in a warm spot. Heat wire "potato nest" baskets in the hot oil for several seconds, or until they are very hot. Fit a soft tortilla into the bottom basket and place the smaller basket on top of the tortilla. Immerse the baskets in the hot oil and cook until the tortilla is crispy and golden brown. Remove the tortilla cup from the basket and invert on paper towels to drain. Repeat the procedure with the other tortillas. (If you don't have a potato nest basket, you can also lay the tortillas 1 by 1 on the surface of the hot oil, then immediately push the center to the bottom with a small, empty tin can, thus creating a free form cup. Be sure to use tongs and heat resistant gloves to protect yourself.)
• Cut the shrimp into piece the same size as the bay scallops. Refrigerate the shrimp, ahi, and scallops separately.
• In a bowl, mix together the olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, red onion, and tomato and add salt and pepper, to taste. Add the seafood to this mixture and marinate, in the refrigerator, for 15 minutes to 45 minutes.
• Place the tortilla cups on plates. Divide the ceviche among the cups and garnish with sprigs of cilantro.

SWEET AND SPICY TUNA CUPS

Steps:

• Combine gyoza dipping sauce, sugar, garlic, toasted sesame oil and red pepper flakes in a small sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until reduced by half. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place defrosted puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured work surface. Dust the top of the puff pastry sheet with flour, and roll out slightly to form an 11 x 13-inch rectangle. Cut the pastry sheet into 24 equal size rectangles by cutting the 11-inch dimension into 4 equal strips, and then cutting the 13-inch dimension into 6 equal strips.
• Lay each rectangle over the hole of a mini muffin tin, and push the middle of the dough down into the muffin tin, to form a cup. (There will be some excess dough that sits on top of the muffin tin, and depending on the size of your mini muffin pan, you may need to bake these in batches, skipping every-other hole of the muffin tin, so that the excess dough does not touch.)
• Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and punch down the puffed up middle portion of the pastry cups with a fork. Return to the oven and bake an additional 3 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Remove from the oven and punch down the centers again with a fork, forming a nice hole for the filling. Let cool completely before removing from the muffin tin.
• In a medium bowl, lightly toss the tuna, mango, and sweet bell pepper until evenly combined. Using a small spoon, fill each puff pastry cup with the tuna filling. Drizzle the reserved sauce over the tuna filling and garnish with the chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds.

TUNA CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a bowl mix everything except the crescent rolls.
• Separate triangles and mold into ungreased muffin cups.
• Make sure the dough is up the sides.
• Put tuna mixture inside the cups.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes.

TUNA CEVICHE IN RADICCHIO CUPS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients except the avocado, radicchio, salt and black pepper. Add 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. Toss together, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes, stirring the ceviche every 5 minutes.
• Place the radicchio cups on a service platter, divide the ceviche with its the juices evenly among the cups. Top each with the avocado and season with sea salt and black pepper.

TUNA SALAD PEPPER CUPS

Steps:

• Cut green peppers in half lengthwise; remove seeds and membranes. In a bowl, combine tuna, cucumber, onions, mayonnaise and relish. Spoon into pepper cups. Serve immediately.

EASY PEAS-Y TUNA SALAD IN ROMAINE CUPS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together except for peas.
• Add peas last, careful not to smash them. Place 1-2 T mixture in the middle of each romaine leaf.
• Grate lime zest over the top, if desired.

FABIENNE'S FABULOUS AHI TUNA CUPS

Steps:

• Pat tuna steaks dry. Cut across the grain into thin slices; cut slices into smaller pieces.
• Mix lemon zest and juice, onion, apple, endive, mayonnaise, mustard, honey, soy sauce, celery salt, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Incorporate the ahi tuna pieces. Refrigerate until time to serve.

TUNA TOAST CUPS

Steps:

• Remove crists from bread slices and brush bread with melted margarine.
• Press each slice into 3 inch muffin-pan cups.
• Bake at 375F about 12 minutes or until golden.
• Mix first five ingredients in bowl; add hot sauce to taste if you like it a bit spicy.
• Spoon mixture into slightly cooled toast cups.
• Bake at 375F for 10 - 15 minutes.

TUNA SALAD IN TOMATO CUPS

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients; chill. Line two serving plates with lettuce. Cut tomatoes, but not all the way through, into six wedges; place on lettuce and separate wedges slightly. Spoon into the center of each tomato.

TUNA TARTARE IN CUCUMBER CUPS

Steps:

• Gently comibine all ingredients, except for the cucumbers and chives, in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
• To serve as hand-held hors d'oeuvres, cut the cucumber into 3/4" slices and use a melon baller to scoop out a hollow in the center of each slice (be careful not to scoop all the way through). Spoon the marinated tuna into the cucumber "cups". Garnish with chives.
• Alternately, cut the cucumber into 1/4" slices and serve as "chips" for the tartare.
• Makes enough to fill about 15 cucumber cups.

ALBACORE TUNA AND RICE MEDLEY LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to package instructions. Transfer the rice into a medium bowl and let cool till warm to the touch (not hot).
• Add the carrots, peas, and tuna to the rice. Gently fold to incorporate all the ingredients together.
• Fill each lettuce cup with about 1/2 cup of the rice mixture.
• Serve immediately.

TUNA SALAD BISCUIT CUPS

Steps:

• Flatten each biscuit into a 3-in. circle and press into a greased muffin cup. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes on a wire rack. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, relish, soy sauce and dill. Stir in tuna and water chestnuts. Spoon into biscuit cups. Serve immediately.

TUNA NOODLE CUPS

Steps:

• 1. Combine noodles, eggs, tuna, milk, salt, cayenne pepper and pimiento. Divide among 6 greased custard cups. Place cups in baking pan; pour in very hot water to within 1/2" of tops of cups. Bake 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean Serve with Chicken Soup Sauce. Recipe follows.
• 2. Chicken Soup Sauce: Mix & heat 1 can cream of chicken soup and 1/4 cup light cream or sherry.

TUNA-AND-ORANGE LETTUCE CUPS WITH COUSCOUS CAKES

Steps:

• Working over a large bowl, cut out segments from orange, then cut into 1/4-inch pieces; squeeze juice from membranes. To bowl, add fennel, tuna, vinegar, and 1 tablespoonoil; season with salt and pepper. Toss well to combine and set aside.
• In another large bowl, stir together couscous, eggs, and basil until combined and season with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Working in batches, drop couscous mixture in 1/4-cup mounds (8 mounds total). Witha small spatula, gently flatten each mound and cook until golden and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes, flipping once. Drain on paper towels.
• Divide tuna mixture among lettuce leaves and sprinkle with fennel fronds, if desired. Serve with couscous cakes.

TUNA CUPS

Steps:

• 1) Mix all ingredients together 2) Roll out a slice of bread until flattened. 3) Butter one side of bread 4) Cut out 4 small circles 5)Put in tart pans butter side down 6) Fill each tart 7) Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes