Bento Your Gold Seas with Tuna Cakes

When I learned how to do bento several years ago, I've been on and off with my efforts to prepare bento-style baon for the kids. Well, the boy couldn't care less, haha, so no more bento for him. For the girl, it's only when I'm in the mood and have enough time to be more creative. I had the pleasure of attending yet another bento-making event that gave me fresh ideas to try. And this time, it's with our favorite ready-to-eat canned tuna -- Gold Seas Tuna Chunks.

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2 Easy Recipes with Healthy Chunky Tuna

As a home cook feeding a family with different preferences and diet needs, I want to serve meals that can be prepared and cooked within 30 minutes or less. It's a challenge. I want things tasty yet simple.

Admittedly, I am a lazy cook. I don't enjoy cooking as much as I enjoy eating, hahaha... but I think normal naman yun no? Moreover, I like the ingredients to be practical and easy to find. One staple food in my panty is the versatile canned tuna. Several months ago, I saw this new blue can of premium tuna on the grocery shelf and decided to try it. Gold Seas was a delicious discovery of healthy chunky goodness. Siksik talaga and walang lansa! Weeks after, I was surprised with a package carrying samples of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks and got to try their other variants. I became a convert to Gold Seas.

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Foodie Friday: Filippo's Tuna-Garlic Pasta in Olive Oil

Healthy cooking will always be the goal of any homemaker and cooking mama. It's a bonus if the dishes are quick and easy to prepare. To achieve that goal, it's a must to have the best and freshest ingredients you can find. In my pantry, staples include premium sauces and oils which are the usual base for most of my cooking. And for today's recipe, only fine aromatic olive oils can enhance the flavor of this very simple pasta dish.

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Tuna Wrap with Sour Cream & Onion

This was an unplanned dish almost 2 weeks ago.  I originally wanted shrimps or kani and make a salad out of this lettuce, but I did not have time to thaw the frozen seafood.  I remembered having canned tuna, so this was even a faster meal to prepare.  Perfect for Lent too!

This recipe is dedicated to my fellow SoMom Fleur, who requested it as soon as I posted the photo on Instagram.  Yes, Instagram again... I can't help it, I just love taking pictures and looking at photos of people I follow.  Call me silly, but it just relaxes me. =)

Moving along... below are the things you will need for this easy and delicious tuna wrap.  Remember, I rarely measure when I cook.  These are just approximate amounts, so adjust accordingly to your preference and taste.

TUNA WRAP WITH SOUR CREAM AND ONION

2 cans corned tuna (or 1 corned tuna + 1 regular tuna flakes, any brand you like), regular or spicy

1/2 bell pepper, chopped

chopped button mushroom

1 small white onion, chopped

1 - 2 heads, Romaine lettuce

Tortillas (optional)

Sour Cream & Onion Dip

1/2 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon finely chopped white onion

pinch of salt and pepper

To prepare:

Wash lettuce leaves, set aside

Chop bell pepper, mushroom, onion (for the sour cream, chop finely and set aside)

In a small sauce cup or ramekin, mix the finely chopped onions with the sour cream, add salt and pepper to taste.  Refrigerate while you cook the tuna.

To cook:

In a pan, sauté veggies in a small amount of oil in medium heat, about 2 minutes or until bell pepper and onions are softened. Add in tuna.

Continue to cook a few more minutes then transfer to a serving bowl.

Heat tortillas in another pan. 

Serve immediately with the lettuce, tuna filling, and sour cream & onion.

You can eat this straight with only the lettuce, or for a more filling meal, layer and roll in tortilla.  

The first time I made this wrap (top photo), my girl never tasted sour cream yet, and she loved it at first try.  I guess it's the combination of the fresh and crisp lettuce hugging the savory tuna with a hint of creamy tartness from the dressing.

Second time around, I used spicy corned tuna and the cold dressing is a perfect foil for the spicy-salty flavor.  It's addicting, I lost count how many I popped in my mouth! 

Perfect for Lent.  A light and healthy meatless meal you can prepare in minutes!

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