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Tuna Casserole

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Break out a family favorite: tuna casserole. The traditional comfort food is great for serving large groups. In our tuna casserole recipe, we cut the sauce with chicken broth, but there's enough milk to make this casserole feel indulgent.

New-Style Sashimi Salad with Matsuhisa Dressing

Nobu's sashimi salad features partially cooked yellowfin tuna, a boon to anyone who doesn't enjoy completely raw fish. Nobu suggests serving this salad on just one plate. It's meant for sharing.

A New Nicoise Salad

In this classic French dish, components are typically kept separate, not tossed together. But you can still mix it up with delicate ingredients. Simply put bulkier items at the bottom of your bowl, and layer lighter ones on top.

Open-Face Tuna Melt

Cooked under the broiler, mayonnaise souffles like magic and takes on a lighter texture with a crisp brown shell. There's no better way to top a tuna melt!

Tuna-Noodle Casserole with Cauliflower

Definitely an improvement on the original, adding cauliflower to this classic creamy casserole really does take it to to the next-level of deliciousness.

One-Pan Creamy Tuna Pasta

This lighter take on tuna casserole gets brightness and crunch from fresh asparagus and arugula.

Tuna Tomato Pasta

Keep a few staples in your pantry to make dinner on nights when you're not going to get to the grocery store.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Spaghetti with Tuna and Caper Sauce

Sesame-Crusted Tuna Tataki

Love rare steak? Then try tuna tataki. It's dead simple to make, and coating it with sesame seeds before it cooks gives the exterior a satisfying crunch.

Emeril's Kicked-Up Tuna Melts

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Little ones will have fun measuring and mixing ingredients for the tuna melts.

Mediterranean Tuna-Noodle Casserole

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Choose best-quality tuna that's packed in olive oil for this dish. Even after draining it, you'll get moister, richer results than if you used water-packed tuna.

Bluefin Tuna with Olive, Cucumber, and Cilantro Relish

This recipe, courtesy of Lost Kitchen chef and owner Erin French, also works very well with salmon or swordfish.

Inspiration and Ideas

12 Fresh Tuna Recipes That Are Ready in a Flash

High-quality fresh tuna requires almost no effort in the kitchen -- just a quick sear in a hot pan or brief turn on the grill. It's also delicious served raw and makes a spectacular burger. Here are our favorite recipes showcasing the tasty fish.

Canned Tuna Recipes

Browse our collection of 23 canned tuna recipes to find lunch and dinner ideas for the whole family, including salads, pasta dishes, sandwiches, casseroles, and more.

9 Easy Appetizers That Start with a Can of Tuna

Creamy Shells with Tuna and Spinach

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Martha's Favorite Tuna Salad Sandwich

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Pasta Peperonata with Tuna and Olives

No-Mayo Mediterranean Tuna Salad

In this light but filling lunch, canned tuna—our consummate pantry pal—is tossed with a punchy lemon-caper vinaigrette and served with a crisp side salad. Try this once and you won't miss the mayonnaise-heavy alternative one bit.

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Tuna Nicoise Sandwich

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This sandwich, our take on the French pan bagnat, is perfect for outdoor eating. Its flavor improves when you make it ahead.

Tuna Cakes

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High-quality canned and jarred tuna in olive oil lends fresh-from-the-sea flavor to these cakes.

Tuna, Chickpea, and Beet Salad

This is an easy and tasty twist on tuna salad, using a vinaigrette (no mayo) and adding beets and chickpeas for a more substantial supper.

Tiny Tuna Melts

Kids (and adults) will gobble up these savory snacks.

Tuna Macaroni Salad

A top tip for this Tuna Macaroni Salad, soaking raw onions in cold water for 15 minutes helps mellow their flavor.

Cucumber and Celery Salad with Tuna

Pack this crisp Cucumber and Celery Salad with Tuna full of summery flavor in to a pita pocket for a quick and easy lunch that will cool you down when it's far too hot to turn on your stove.

Baby Spinach Salad with Tuna

The 3 components of this salad can be readied ahead of time and later mixed together for a healthful lunch. For the freshest tasting salad, open the can of tuna right before serving.

Spaghetti with Tuna, Lemon, and Breadcrumbs

This flavorful pasta dish gets a protein boost from the tuna and added nutritional benefits from parsley and olives.

Spaghetti with Tuna, Capers, and Tomatoes

Simple, Provencal flavors come together in this pasta dish that's bursting with vibrant flavors.

Grilled Tuna with Balsamic Glaze

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Thick tuna steaks are brushed with a glaze of balsamic vinegar, white wine, and a bit of sugar.

Tuna, Artichoke, and Noodle Casserole

An innovative sauce transforms tinned tuna, making the dish suave enough for company.

Pasta with Green Beans and Tuna

For a burst of briny flavor, add 1 tablespoon chopped olives or capers to the tuna mixture.

Tuna Salad Nicoise

This classic salad relies on best-quality canned or jarred tuna in olive oil and our Lemon Vinaigrette to give it layers of flavor.

Salade Nicoise

This delicious and filling Nicoise salad will bring tastes of the Mediterranean right to your dinner plate.

Spicy Tuna Melt

This piquant open-face sandwich gets its kick from best-quality jarred salsa.

Seared-Tuna Taco Bowl

Composed of rice, black beans, cabbage slaw, and fresh tuna spiced with chili powder, this power bowl makes a light yet satisfying dinner or lunch. A zesty cilantro cream dressing brings it all together.

Tuna Cakes with Arugula-Tomato Salad

Quick and easy for a weeknight dinner, these hearty cakes are made from canned tuna with grated carrots slipped in for an extra boost nutrition.

Lemony Orzo with Tuna

This easy to assemble salad will transport you to the Mediterranean thanks to vibrant flavors of lemon, mint, and oil-packed tuna.

Easy Tuna Rice Bowl

Leftover rice serves as the base of this deconstructed tuna-and-cucumber sushi roll. It makes a satisfying packed lunch and takes just 10 minutes to prepare.

Tuna and Caper Dip

Capers and anchovies lend a briny flavor that complements meaty tuna in this easy appetizer that's best served with vegetable chips.

Tuna-Salad Hand Rolls

This quick, clever meal is just right for those nights when you need a pantry-friendly dinner on the table really fast. It's a sushi-inspired spin on tuna salad, simply set your prepped ingredients on the table and let everyone roll their own!

Grilled Tuna Skewers

Fresh herbs and lime juice brighten these skewers of silken tuna.

No-Cook Tomato-Tuna Sauce with Spaghetti

Blink and you'll miss this easy no-cook sauce recipe: Combine chopped tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, vinegar, and basil in a big bowl on the counter, and let them sit until they break down a bit. When the pasta is just cooked, toss it all together with a generous shower of grated Parmesan, which thickens and emulsifies the sauce, plus oil-packed tuna for a jolt of brininess and protein.

Seared Asian Tuna Steaks

Ginger and scallions season pan-seared eggplant and tuna steaks in this quick-cook meal.

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