Simple three ingredient lunch, full of protein and healthy fats!
I’m really excited to share this recipe with you all! It’s one of my favorites 🙂 I have it about once a week and I get super excited when I know it’s part of my meal prep. For me, lunches are really hard to think of for meal prep. I tend to do the same rotation for a couple weeks until I get sick it.
For a while, I would do some form of a “bento box” with protein (chicken, tuna, salmon, etc.), veggies (carrots, cherry tomatoes and mini peppers) with hummus, cottage cheese/cheese stick/hard boiled egg, and then some fruit (usually grapes.) Then I switched to buhda bowls and changed the ingredients every week. Now I’m on a homemade soup kick. Lots of variation!
What’s awesome about this lunch is that it keeps me full until snack time. The tuna is a great source of protein and the avocado is full of healthy fats. I usually add crackers or ½ a quest bar for a side with grapes! I love grapes. They take me a long time to eat and they it helps clear the palate after a meal. 😋
Let’s talk about the ingredients.
- If you don’t like tuna, you can substitute this recipe with salmon or canned chicken. (I like Chicken of the Sea and Swanson brands respectively)
- To add or not to add mayo. I usually do ½ tablespoon to add flavor, but it’s not necessary. The avocado takes care of the creaminess.
- I like garlic (if you haven’t picked up on that yet), so I like to add a little garlic salt on top. Again, if garlic isn’t your thing, leave it out. Same with red pepper flakes. If you like a little bite? Sprinkle some on top!
Making for one? Split the recipe and half and save some avocado!
This recipe is so simple. Slice that avocado in half, scoop the tuna in and viola!
- • 1 avocado
- • 2 cans tuna, albacore in water
- • 1 tablespoon olive oil mayo
- • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- • ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Scoop out 2 cans of tuna into a medium bowl and add 1 tablespoon olive oil mayo and ½ teaspoon garlic salt.
- Slice avocado lengthwise and remove pit.
- Scoop in half of the tuna salad into one half of the avocado. Do the same with the other half.
- Optional: sprinkle ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes or ½ teaspoon garlic salt.
- Enjoy!
