19 tuna white sauce recipes

Flaked tuna folded into creamy bechamel sauce with a splash of sherry, served three ways: over fried eggplant, in tart shells, or on buttered biscuits. Retro comfort food in 20 minutes.

Creamed tuna on toast is the original 10-minute pantry dinner. Flaked tuna folded into silky bechamel and spooned over crisp toast points, finished with paprika and pimento.

Vintage baked tuna in a buttery rice mold topped with egg-enriched white sauce and a dusting of paprika. A retro one-dish dinner that feeds 8 from simple pantry ingredients.

Grilled tuna steaks brushed with a pineapple-ginger glaze made from reduced pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, and fresh lime. Seared medium-rare in 6 minutes.

Classic tuna a la king with mushrooms, green peppers, and pimiento in creamy white sauce spiked with sherry. Serve over toasted English muffins.

A Cajun-spiced tuna and egg salad mixing flaked tuna, chopped hard-boiled eggs and fresh tomato with a punchy mayo-mustard dressing kicked up with hot sauce and Worcestershire. Bold, briny and a little fiery.

Freezer-friendly eggplant and tuna casserole layered with breaded eggplant, zucchini, mozzarella, and a seasoned tomato-wine sauce. Make two, bake one now, freeze one for later.

Microwave antipasto with tuna, olives, peppers, mushrooms, and carrots in a tangy tomato-ketchup sauce. Make-ahead appetizer that keeps for two weeks in the fridge.

Tuna kebabs alternate fresh tuna and artichoke hearts on bamboo skewers, brushed with a Shanghai-spiced peanut, tamari, and ginger sauce, then broiled until just opaque.

Grilled fresh tuna burgers glazed with sweet pineapple-mustard reduction, spiked with smoky chipotle and topped with spicy green chile pickle relish. A showstopper for your next backyard cookout.

Creamed tuna and peas over toasted English muffins: a milk-and-sherry white sauce binds flaked tuna and bright green peas. Old-fashioned 1950s comfort food in 30 minutes.

Creamy stovetop tuna with sauteed mushrooms and celery in a homemade white sauce. Diabetic-friendly comfort food from two cans of tuna and a handful of pantry basics in 45 minutes.

This tuna dish is made with a creamy thick white sauce that can be served over mashed potatoes or rice.

Tuna pasta alfredo tossed with broccoli in a from-scratch herbed white sauce with garlic, thyme, and Parmesan. Creamy, satisfying comfort food without a jar of sauce in sight.

One-skillet Mediterranean tuna simmered in a white wine and tomato sauce with artichoke hearts, oregano, and olive paste for a bright, briny weeknight dinner.

Tuna mac and cheese with green olives, celery, and a sour cream and white wine sauce. Layered with American cheese and baked until golden. A retro casserole with grown-up flavor twists.