Southwest tuna bowls with lime crema
These ready-made bowls need only a finishing touch to shine on a weeknight. A dollop of lime-spiked crema lifts the tuna and beans into something fresher and more alive than the can alone.
About 190 calories a serving, 21 g protein, 4 g carbohydrate, 11 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 1/3 cup sour cream
From your shelf
- 2 cans southwest style quick catch tuna bowls
Staples
- pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 clove garlic
- Mince 1 clove garlic and whisk into 1/3 cup sour cream with 1 tablespoon lime juice and a pinch of salt until smooth.
- Open and divide the 2 tuna bowls between two serving bowls; warm gently in the microwave for 30 seconds if you like them warm, or serve at room temperature.
- Top each bowl with a spoonful of lime crema and serve at once.
Note Swap the sour cream for Greek yogurt if you have it. Leftovers keep in the fridge for two days; eat cold or warmed. Serve with tortilla chips, cilantro, and an extra lime wedge on the side, or stretch with warm flour tortillas and shredded cheese.
On the label
BROWN RICE, LIGHT TUNA, TOMATO, SAUCE (WATER, 2% OR LESS OF SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, LIME JUICE, TOMATO PASTE, SPICES [INCLUDING PAPRIKA], DRIED ONION, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA (COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR), CORN, GREEN CHILI, BLACK BEAN, ONION, JALAPENO (JALAPENO, VINEGAR, WATER, SALT), GARLIC.
Bumble Bee, other deli, serving 170 GRM, package 6 oz/170 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as tuna, canned tuna. Half of it left? Use up the tuna.