Tuna Salad Sandwich

Tuna Salad is one of my very favorites.  Whether I use it to make a sandwich, or just enjoying a scoop with some rice crackers.   Usually I make the familiar recipe of tuna, mayonnaise, celery, and seasoning.  Recently, I found a tasty recipe on Simply Recipes website.

In this recipe, canned tuna is combined with mayonnaise, celery, cottage cheese, capers,  parsley, and some lemon juice.   At first I wasn't too sure about the cottage cheese but it gave the tuna salad flavor and texture.  The  one change I made in this recipe was substituting onion powder (1 teaspoon) for the diced onions.  I am not a fan of onions in my sandwiches.

This was one of the best recipes for tuna salad.  In fact, it has become my go to recipe.  Try it, I think you will enjoy it.

 Tuna Salad
Simply Recipes 

Ingredients

1 (5 or 6 ounce) can of tuna fish (drained, if packed in water, drain it, and add a teaspoon of good quality olive oil to the tuna)
1/3 cup of cottage cheese
2 Tablespoons of mayonnaise
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion or 1 teaspoon onion powder
1 celery stalk, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 Tbsp of capers
1 Tbsp lemon juice
Pinch or two of dill
2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard

Directions:

1. Mix all of the ingredients  together in a mixing bowl.  Serve on bread for a sandwich or serve on a lettuce leaf with some crackers.

Tuna Noodle Skillet

Last night was one of those nights.  I got up early to get ahead of the day but as the day progressed I got two steps behind.  As mid-afternoon approached, I realized I wasn't going to have enough time to prepare what I had planned for dinner.  Tim's swim schedule threw me off.  Oh well, just one of those days.

Luckily, I remembered a recipe I found for a quick skillet dinner.   Everyone likes tuna -  a big plus at my house.  I had all the ingredient's in the pantry.  Yes, I keep jars of marinara sauce and Alfredo sauce on hand.  I have kids that like snacks of pasta with sauce.  I digress.  Anyway, for this recipe all you need is two jars of your favorite Alfredo sauce, some chicken broth, tuna, noodles, pepper, and frozen peas.  That's it.  Everything is cooked in one large skillet - another big plus.  Total time from start to finish is 30 minutes.

Voila - dinner is done.  Doesn't it look delicious?    It taste wonderful.  Everyone enjoyed the dish and went back for seconds.  Ah - another dinner success:)


Tuna Noodle Skillet
From Taste of Home

Ingredients
2 jars (16 ounces each) Alfredo sauce
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1 package (16 ounces) wide egg noodles
1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (12 ounces) albacore white tuna in water

Directions
1. In a large skillet over medium heat, bring Alfredo sauce and broth to a boil. Add noodles; cover and cook for 7-8 minutes.
2. Reduce heat; stir in peas and pepper. Cover and cook 4 minutes longer or until noodles are tender. Stir in tuna; heat through.

Yield: 6 servings.