Best 9 Tuna On A Shoestring Recipes

HARD TIMES CREAMED TUNA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth and slowly stream milk into the mixture while whisking continually. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir tuna into the milk mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook until tuna is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Ladle tuna mixture over toasted bread to serve.

SHOESTRING SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Fold in potato sticks just before serving.

TUNA IN THE STRAW CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir soup and milk until blended. Stir in the tuna, mushrooms, vegetables and 1-1/2 cups potato sticks. , Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining potatoes. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly and potatoes are crisp.

TUNA ON A SHOESTRING SALAD

Steps:

• Combine drained tuna,celery,carrots, onion, and salad dressing.
• Mix and cover.
• Chill for at least one hour.
• Just before serving fold in shoe string potatoes.

SESAME TUNA BURGERS WITH FRIED SHOESTRING ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Toast sesame seeds:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Toast sesame seeds in a shallow baking pan in oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool completely. Transfer 2 tablespoons seeds to a small bowl and 1/4 cup to grinder. Transfer remaining 3/4 cup to a wide shallow bowl.
• Prepare shoestring zucchini for frying:
• Halve 3 zucchini crosswise, then cut lengthwise into 3/4-inch shoestrings using slicer. Toss with 1 teaspoon salt in a large sieve set over a bowl and drain 30 minutes.
• Squeeze handfuls of zucchini to remove moisture, then roll up in a triple layer of paper towels and squeeze to remove remaining moisture.
• Form burgers:
• Finely chop tuna with a large wet knife (about 3/4-inch pieces). Stir together soy sauce, 2 tablespoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl, then stir in tuna. Divide tuna mixture into 4 portions. Pack 1 portion in a 1/2-cup measure, then invert onto seeds in shallow bowl. Gently press tuna to form a patty 3 1/2 inches in diameter, then coat completely with seeds and transfer to a wax-paper-lined plate. Form, coat, and transfer 3 more burgers in same manner. Chill, covered with plastic wrap, until ready to cook. Discard any sesame seeds remaining in shallow bowl.
• Make sesame mixture:
• Grind seeds that are already in grinder, pulsing until ground to a flour, then add to remaining seeds (2 tablespoons) in small bowl.
• Prepare zucchini:
• Remove julienne attachment from slicer, then cut remaining zucchini lengthwise into 3/4-inch-thick ribbons using slicer. Gently toss with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and set aside (zucchini will wilt and become tender).
• Heat 1 inch oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until thermometer registers 330°F.
• Toss all of shoestring zucchini with half of sesame mixture in another large bowl, then fry in 4 batches, turning occasionally with a slotted spoon, until zucchini are golden, about 2 minutes per batch. (Return oil to 330°F between batches.) Transfer zucchini as fried to paper towels to drain. Toss each batch of zucchini immediately with some of remaining sesame mixture.
• Cook burgers and assemble dish:
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Cook burgers, turning over once, about 2 minutes total for medium-rare tuna (seeds should be golden brown).
• Drain zucchini ribbons and divide among 4 plates, then top with burgers and fried shoestring zucchini. Serve burgers with additional soy sauce on the side.

TUNA ON A SHOESTRING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, separate tuna into chunks. Add carrots, celery, onion, and mayonnaise. toss until tuna is well coated. Cover and chill. Just before serving, fold in shoestring potatoes. To add a bright touch, garnish with parsley and carrot curls, if desired. Editor's Extra: Carrot curls are easy to make by running a vegetable peeler down the length of a peeled carrot.

TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE - THE EASIEST EVER & ONE PAN

Steps:

• Cook according to directions on package in a Dutch Oven pan, drain noodles. You can use elbow macaroni instead of the redi cut spaghetti. Drain
• While noodles are draining, put the tuna, onions or french onions, cream of mushroom, cream of celery soups, mushroom pieces & stems (optional) and your choice of vegetables in the pan and heat.
• return the noodles to the pan and mix well. Sprinkle the top with your choice of French Onions, Crumbled Potato chips or Shoestring Potatoes. ENJOY Warm or cold, make extra as it is great for lunches, also. If you want it creamier, add some milk and stir.

CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine all ingredients except salad dressing and shoestring potatoes; mix well. Add dressing; mix well. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
• Just before serving, fold in shoestring potatoes.

CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD WITH SHOESTRING POTATOES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except shoe string potatoes together and refrigerate overnight.
• Stir in shoestring potatoes just before serving.
• Serve in lettuce lined bowl.
• Note: cooking time is overnight refrigerating time.