49 easy tuna recipes for busy weeknights

Tuna pasta bake is an absolute classic, made even more wonderful with the addition of dried chilli flakes and rosemary. It's a real crowd pleaser!

This is a warm summery salad. It would be fab served with some grains, like quinoa or freekeh

Try our refreshing ahi poke bowl, a Hawaiian healthy trend made using fresh tuna and served with rice and chopped avocado

Turn storecupboard staples into this vibrant, nutritious orzo pasta salad with roasted red peppers and black olives

Our creamy tuna niçoise pâté recipe is super simple and takes no time at all to make. This recipe serves 6 and makes for a perfect dinner party starter

This simple Asian dish is super-healthy and will have your tastebuds singing. It's only 211 calories, too. Ask your fishmonger for sashimi-grade tuna

Check out this flavour-packed tuna steak with zingy lemon bulgar wheat salad. Ready in 30 minutes, this low calorie recipe is a quick and easy midweek meal for two

The best way to enjoy a nice tuna steak... alongside harissa potatoes. All the ingredients are easy to get hold of and it's on the table in 25 minutes

A seriously simple, homely pasta dish that everyone will love. Tuna is tossed together with red onion, lemon and dill and served on top of fresh linguine.

This couldn’t be easier – a great after work supper when you’re too tired to think! The only thing you need to cook is the spaghetti, then toss with the tinned tuna, capers, chilli, red onion, garlic and herbs.

This is the best-selling onigiri in Japan. I used to make this for my children’s lunch boxes all the time

Roasted peppers, tomatoes, olives and herbs create a vibrant mix of textures, colours and flavours to awaken the tastebuds and excite the senses

Transport yourself to Spain with this quick and easy tuna tortilla. Great as a stand-alone dish or accompanied with tomato salsa or crisp salad

Make this quick and satisfying tuna salad using achiote (or annnatto) seeds – the mild, sweet spice is used as a seasoning in South/Central American, Caribbean and Filipino cuisines

Check out this easy yet impressive tuna confit recipe. Confiting the tuna gives it a lovely melting texture – you can serve the fish warm with green beans and a drizzle of balsamic, or cold as the basis of a superior salad niçoise

Marinate high-quality fish in this quick, spicy and tangy sauce for a colourful starter to impress your guests

Check out this spicy tuna puttanesca. This simple Italian pasta recipe with SunBlush tomatoes, capers and black olives makes for a quick and easy dinner for 2

Marinated tomatoes and Kalamata olives add real colour and flavour to this vibrant Mediterranean-style tuna salad

Make these easy tuna and potato fishcakes for a simple storecupboard supper, accompanied with a punchy parsley and caper salad

Coat tuna steaks in sesame seeds and serve on a crunchy sugar snap pea and edamame salad for a quick, protein-rich meal

Grilled tuna melts are on of the ultimate comfort foods. These are ready in under 30 minutes - perfect for midweek

Tinned tuna makes a great budget-friendly topping for a baked-potato. This recipe adds cheese and spring onions for an extra melty finish.

Midweek menu falling flat? Lift your appetite with these Moroccan-spiced tuna kebabs ready in 15 minutes, served with nourishing grains and punchy harissa yogurt