New Year, New You with this Bumble Bee® Tuna Recipe!

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. day, friends! I hope those of you off work are enjoying the long weekend!

With this being the first official holiday of 2015, I thought it’d be a good time to check-in with where you are meeting your new-year new-you goals! I know some of you have hit the ground running since the stroke of midnight this new year to make healthy habits stick. I also know that for some of you the countdown to the wedding just got a lot closer and you mean business!

You need change. You need results. It’s a new year and you’re ready to transform!

Well, my advice is start any major change with small steps, such as by swapping healthy recipes for your regular go-to snacks and meals. This twist on your classic favorite — tuna salad! — is the perfect way to start healthier snacking in 2015!

Now, I’ll admit, there are some things I’ve said won’t ever taste as good as the way I grew up eating them but, what I’ve learned on my weight loss journey is that healthy food can sometimes taste just as good, if not better, than the foods I used to eat.

The trick is using nutritious food that keeps me feeling full longer – like plump bell peppers and meaty Bumble Bee®  tuna- and, getting a little creative. These tuna salad, bell pepper boats are a prime example!!

I didn’t think there was such a thing as tuna salad without gobs of real mayonnaise and sweet relish, but I was wrong! This recipe, adopted from Against All Grain, really surprised me! Paired with deliciously plump bell peppers, these tuna boats are tasty and satisfying! I also made my own mayonnaise for the first time (only four ingredients, delicious, and EASY! I used this recipe.

I was also pleasantly surprised how chunky and meaty this Bumble Bee® was! I love tuna because it’s an easy and delicious way to add a variety of nutrients to your diet, including lean protein, healthy fat, and important vitamins and minerals.

I hope you love this recipe as much as I did!

Tuna Salad Bell Pepper Boats

Recipe Type

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Snack, Lunch

Cuisine:

American

Author:

Adopted from Against All Grain Paleo Tuna Salad

Prep time:

15 mins

Total time:

15 mins

Serves:

4 boats

These bell pepper tuna boats are the perfect snack to pack for lunch, dish out when you get home after a long day at work, or snack on with your kiddos. !

Ingredients

• 3 cans of Bumble Bee Tuna in water (drained)
• 1 cup of paleo mayonaise
• 1/4 cup of red onion
• handful fresh dill
• 1/4 of an apple diced
• Juice from 1/2 fresh squeezed lemon
• 1 tablespoon sweet relish (or dill, your choice)
• salt and pepper to taste
• Optional: teaspoon of red wine vinegar

Instructions

1. After draining tuna
2. Add to a bowl and top with other ingredients
3. Mix well
4. Slice bell peppers in half and de-seed (rinse)
5. Scoop mixed tuna salad into bell pepper boats
6. Store and save remaining tuna in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days (though, mine didn’t last that long cause I ate it pretty quick!)

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What’s your favorite Bumble Bee® recipe? 

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I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.