BY REQUEST: BRIGHT & YUMMY RECIPES FOR TINNED & SMOKED FISH

As food prices continue to rise, some of us are having to rely more  on tinned fish as a protein.  Which is fine but a little too much of a good thing can sometimes get a bit boring. 

An acqaintance who runs an extremely busy canteen asked for some ideas to 'tart up' tinned tuna. 

These recipes from the Archive are a selection of popular tinned tuna meals and  fit the bill nicely.  The post includes a few standout sardine dishes and for a change, smoked mackerel. 

Enjoy but remember the costs are historical and adjust expectation accordingly.

Packed full of veg, topped with an egg

SASSY TUNA BOWLS PLATTERS 

Tuna Fried Rice (Original)


Slimmers' Delight Tuna Fried Rice, 
low carb, tasty, frugal






Simple, Easy One-Pot Un-fried Tuna Rice:

Kid/ults will love this perennial combo of tuna & sweetcorn, this one with
easy-peasy fat-free white rice, without realising how healthy it is.

Fabulously Frugal Fishcakes, kids will love making these

Kids love this Creamy Tuna Casserole with Potato Chip Topping: pasta with fish, sauce & crisps; what's not to love? 

Italian-style Tuna & Bean Salad: 
Quick healthy & satisfying  

Almost-instant Tuna Salad Italian Style: a tin of tuna, a tin of beans, some antipasti.  With or without bread, ultra-healthy & satisfying










TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES: 

Less fat, more goodness; favourite kids' fillings plus adult-friendly unusual combinations.  Try adding:

• kids' perennial favourite: sweetcorn
• adults: finely chopped red onion, finely chopped red pepper and a little finely chopped chilli or chillli flakes 
• family: finely chopped red and green pepper 
• finely chopped hard boiled egg
• Adult: Skinnier Rose Marie Sauce -- yoghurt-mayo (as above) mixed with lower sugar or spicy tomato ketchup + hot sauce if desired, until the mix is rosy in colour  

Also try:

The best tuna sandwich ever (but not the cheapest) plus 

Open-facedDevilled Tuna Sandwich 





SARDINES

Easily stored tinned sardines, packed with protein and Omega-3, are not as   wallet-friendly as they once were.  Prices recently shot up to £1.45 a tin but they are still ounce for oz a decently priced protein, which used imaginatively, provide utterly moreish dishes. 

Savoury PinWheel Biscuits, frugal
They might look boring but are so rich and tasty, diners are stunned, thrilled and always ask for more.    











Surprising Sardine Salad: zesty & unexpected combo with fabulous dressing

Surprising - in a great way - Sardine Salad a la Downton Abbey
'I thought I didn't like sardines but you could serve this to anyone' Taster

SMOKED FISH 

Peppered Mackerel a la Nicoise

a sassy combo replacing pasta with rice and tuna with mackerel

Smoked Mackerel, Egg & Potato Salad

Waxy new potatos bulk out the smoked mackerel, elevating layers of flavour in this easy-peasy portable platter which satisfies the appetite as well as the eyes

Mackerel, Rice, Fruit & Nut Salad

Brilliant, full-bodied combo of store cupboard ingredients; add more rice to make it go further

Grapefruit & Mint Mixed Leaf Salad (with fish), Triple Duty, refreshingly healthy

Smoked Salmon Dip, skinnier, Healthier Wallet-Friendly  


These recipes have been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced without the author's written permission.