Tuna Empanada Filling (Versatile & Meal Prep Friendly)

Have you ever ever had Tuna Empanadas? Whereas it’s extra identified for its short-cut pastry parcel, I’ve all the time loved them due to the tasty, tomato-y, peppery fish filling. At present, I need to present you find out how to make the tuna, peppers and tomato combine that goes into the Spanish empanada pies. What’s good about this dish is that it’s tremendous versatile, nice for meal prep and can be utilized in dozens of how. Should you’re on the lookout for some new, wholesome canned tuna recipes, ensure to bookmark this one! 

What Is Empanada?

Should you ever journey via Spain or Latin America, you’ll undoubtedly come throughout a number of empanada bakeries. Empanada is a baked or fried turnover (like a parcel) consisting of pastry and filling and there are a lot of variations of this moreish snack world wide.

The fillings vary from beef, cheese, corn, rooster, fish and greens however my favorite has all the time been tuna empanada from Spain. It’s a little bit of a Galician staple, wherein tuna is combined with braised onions, peppers and tomatoes. It’s tasty, savoury, a little bit candy with a contact of acidity from tomatoes.

Tuna Empanada Filling

I’ve all the time thought that this empanada filling could be a good way to make use of up canned tuna and that it could possibly be utilized in so many different dishes.

Canned tuna is nutritious and reasonably priced; it’s excessive in protein, important fatty acids, minerals and nutritional vitamins. Make sure that to get responsibly sourced tuna. Different tinned fish like salmon and sardines may be used on this recipe.

Methods To Use Up Tuna Empanada Filling

The obvious could be to make empanadas themselves. There are a number of methods you can make empanadas: as parcels or turnovers with short-cut pastry or easy filo pastry from the store or as a pie.

This pic under is of Galician type tuna empanadas from Spanish Sabores weblog. This recipe from Style.com.au exhibits you find out how to make it with store-bought pastry.

However, what in the event you don’t eat pies or pastry? Don’t fear! Tuna filling has many makes use of. 

• Use tuna peppers combine as a stuffing with candy potatoes or jacket baked potatoes. For a low-carb model, you should utilize it to stuff peppers, zucchini, spaghetti squash and extra. How about keto-friendly stuffed avocados with tuna filling? 

• Use the filling as a topping on corn tortilla nachos, pop some cheese on prime and grill till melted. You may as well do it with candy potato chips and with out cheese. I like a little bit of guacamole on prime too. How about tuna tacos? 

• Use the filling in wraps and sandwiches, in lettuce cups, seaweed nori rolls and cheese toasties. 
• Use it in salads: potato and tuna salad, gluten-free pasta tuna salad, quinoa and tuna salad.
• Make a casserole: quinoa, rice, gluten-free pasta, veggies with tasty tuna filling and bake with or with out cheese on prime.
• Make a tuna Shepherd’s pie or fish pie with candy potato or common potato crust. 
• Strive it in a tuna omelette.
• Or just eat it out of the container for a fast, protein-rich snack! 

How To Make Tuna Empanada Filling Combine

Okay, you will discover the complete recipe, directions, and dietary breakdown additional under however listed here are some step-by-step footage that will help you alongside. 

Step 1. Cube all of the veggies. White or crimson onions could possibly be used. Should you don’t have each crimson and inexperienced peppers, it’s okay to make use of one color. 

Step 2. The subsequent two substances should not all the time within the filling however I believe they make it further particular and I like when they’re used within the Spanish variations. Inexperienced olives (which could be very Spanish) and roasted or grilled crimson peppers. You will get these in a jar, canned or pickled, and they’re accessible in most supermarkets. Search for them in the identical part as gherkins or different pickles. They add further sweetness and acidity however aren’t important in the event you don’t have any. Cube all of it up! 

Step 3. The important thing to a superb tuna empanada filling is to saute the onions, peppers and garlic in loads of olive oil till very smooth and barely caramelised. This offers loads of sweetness to the greens and enhances their flavours. Don’t rush this step! As soon as softened, add the spices and tomatoes and at last the tuna.

Step 4. As soon as all combined, prepare dinner the tuna within the sauce for a little bit bit longer and end it with a number of slices of roasted peppers and olives. 

Retailer this Spanish tuna filling in an hermetic container for 4-5 days. It may be eaten chilly or reheated. You possibly can add a little bit extra water to tomato passata when reheating if you’d like a little bit extra liquid. 

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