Here are four recipes using canned tuna that are really, really fast and very, very tasty.

Potato and Tuna Tortilla

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 6 oz new potatoes sliced
• I onion, sliced
• ½ red pepper, sliced
• 1 can tuna, drained
• 4 medium eggs, beaten
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a small frying pan and fry the potatoes, onion and red pepper for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender.
2. Mix in the tuna, salt and pepper, then add in the beaten eggs over the top.
3. Cook over a gentle heat for about 8 minutes until the base is set.
4. Then up until the broiler of the oven for 2 to 3 minutes to cook the top.
5. Cut into wedges and serve with a salad.

Tuna Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• I garlic clove, crushed
• ½ tsp chili powder
• 1 8oz can chopped tomatoes, drained leaving only a small amount of the juice
• 1 can tuna, drained
• 8 taco shells

Directions

1. Fry the onion in a tsp of olive oil for 3 minutes.
2. Add the diced pepper and cook for another 3 minutes, then mix in the garlic and chili powder and cook for 30 seconds.
3. Add the chopped tomatoes and tuna simmer for 3 minutes.
4. serve in warmed taco shells with shredded lettuce, grated cheese and sour cream.

Tuna and Olive Pasta

Ingredients

• 12 oz egg pasta (like campanelle)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushes
• 1 red chili, deseeded and chopped
• 1 16 oz can or jar of tomato/pasta sauce
• 1 can of tuna, drained
• 4 oz chopped olives

Directions

1. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water for 10 to 12 minutes until tender.
2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, gentry fry the crushed garlic and chili in 1 tbsp olive oil for 30 to 60 seconds until golden.
3. Pour in the pasta sauce, tuna and olive and heat for 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Spoon over the drained pasta and serve with garlic bread.

Sesame Tuna Patties

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil (like sunflower)
• 1 can of tuna, drained
• 2 spring or green onions, chopped
• 4 tbsp mayonnaise (regular or light)
• 1 tbsp chili sauce
• 4 oz breadcrumbs (fresh if possible)
• 1 oz sesame seeds

Directions

1. Mix the tuna with the spring onions, mayo, chili sauce, breadcrumbs and salt and pepper to taste. Shape into 6 patties then coat with the sesame seeds.
2. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan and fry for 3 minutes on each side until golden brown, crisp and heated through.
3. Serve with chips, lime wedges and more chili sauce.