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    Home » Recipes » Main Dish Recipes

    White Bean Tuna Salad Meal Prep

    Published: May 17, 2021 by Kathleen Hansen · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    This White Bean Tuna Salad is your solution to lunch meal prep! No cooking needed and it only takes 10 minutes to mix together. Pack it up for easy lunches throughout the week. There is also no mayo used in this tuna salad!

    white bean tuna salad in meal prep container

    This is the perfect meal prep for work week lunches! It keeps well in the fridge, doesn't require reheating, and can be packed with a variety of foods. Looking for other meal prep ideas? I love this Salsa Verde Chicken Meal Prep or Greek Chicken Meal Prep.

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    • Ingredients for White Bean Tuna Salad:
    • How to Make the Tuna Salad
    • How to Serve the Tuna Salad
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    Ingredients for White Bean Tuna Salad:

    It only takes a few ingredients to make this mayo-free tuna salad. You might even have them all on hand! Here's what you need:

    • White Beans - Canned white beans of your choice. I like either Cannellini beans or Great Northern beans. They're also great in this Tuscan White Bean Pasta recipe.
    • Canned Chunk Tuna - I like to use the kind packed in water so I can control the oil added.
    • Green Onions - Also known as scallions or spring onions.
    • Lemon Juice
    • Olive Oil - if your tuna is packed in water, you can omit all or some of the oil.
    • Salt and Pepper
    • Optional Adds: Red Pepper Flakes, Hot Sauce, Minced Red Onion or Minced Shallot
    White beans, tuna, and green onions in bowl

    How to Make the Tuna Salad

    It takes only minutes to make this meal prep salad recipe. Super easy to prep on a Sunday night! Here are the easy steps:

    • Prep Ingredients- Rinse and drain the beans and drain the can of tuna. Thinly slice the green onions.
    • Mix up the Salad - In a bowl, mix together the salad ingredients. Stir to combine - you can slightly mash the beans if you prefer. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
    • Pack and Store - Store the tuna salad in airtight containers in the fridge for 4 days. It is best eaten cold from the fridge or after sitting at room temperature for a few minutes.
    white bean tuna salad in bowl

    How to Serve the Tuna Salad

    Packing up the Tuna Salad makes the easiest lunches! There are lots of things you can pair it with for a full and filling lunch. Here are some of my favorites:

    • Crackers- This is my favorite! Whole wheat crackers are great with a little of the tuna salad served on top.
    • Veggies - Grape tomatoes, carrots, sliced cucumber - anything you've got!
    • Sandwich - You can also turn the tuna salad into a sandwich or wrap using sandwich bread, a wrap, or even lettuce cups.
    white bean tuna salad meal prep with crackers

    Storage

    This is the perfect recipe to make and store in the fridge! If anything, it tastes better the next day as the flavors have had a chance to meld together.

    Storage - Store the tuna salad in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 4 days. I like to package it up in individual containers so I can quickly grab one for lunch.

    white bean tuna salad meal prep with crackers for lunch

    Recipe Notes and Tips:

    • Customize with other additions - I love the simple pairing of lemon juice, and salt and pepper. But I also like adding red pepper flakes or a splash of hot sauce for some heat. Minced red onion or shallot is also great to add more flavor.
    • Double to make lunches for the whole family! This is the easiest recipe to double to quickly pack lunches for the whole house.

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    White Bean Tuna Salad Meal Prep

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    This White Bean Tuna Salad is your solution to lunch meal prep! No cooking needed and it only takes 10 minutes to mix together. Pack it up for easy lunches throughout the week. There is also no mayo used in this tuna salad!

    • Author: Kathleen
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 0 minutes
    • Total Time: 10 minutes
    • Yield: 3-4 servings
    • Category: Lunch, Meal Prep
    • Method: No Cook
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

    • 1 15oz can white beans, drained and rinsed
    • 1 5-6oz can chunk light tuna in water
    • 2-3 green onions, thinly sliced
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • Salt and Pepper

    Instructions

    1. Prep Ingredients- Rinse and drain the beans and drain the can of tuna. Thinly slice the green onions.
    2. Mix up the Salad - In a bowl, mix together the salad ingredients - tuna, beans, sliced green onions, lemon juice, olive oil, and a pinch of both salt and pepper. Stir to combine - you can slightly mash the beans if you prefer. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
    3. Pack and Store - Store the tuna salad in airtight containers in the fridge for 4 days. It is best eaten cold from the fridge or after sitting at room temperature for a few minutes.

    Notes

    Tuna - if your tuna is packed in oil, you can omit some or all of the olive oil.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: ⅓ of recipe
    • Calories: 301
    • Sugar: 2.5 g
    • Sodium: 204.8 mg
    • Fat: 7.3 g
    • Carbohydrates: 37.7 g
    • Fiber: 11 g
    • Protein: 22.3 g
    • Cholesterol: 17 mg

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    1. Katie says

      March 31, 2023 at 4:58 pm

      Such a great option for an easy lunch!

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