I know I am not the only one who does this; so tell me what do you add, to stretch a can of tuna?
The size of canned tuna that I have always thought was the "regular" can is now the 5-ounce can. It used to be 7 ounces. When I was growing up, there were three sizes, the jumbo, large family size ( I don't even know how many ounces that was), the "regular" size can, that up until a few years ago was 7 ounces, and the individual size can, which I think was about 3 ounces. That "regular" can has shrunk over the years. A 7-ounce can used to be large enough to make 3 or 4 sandwiches. Shrinking down to a 5-ounce size, it's pretty tough to get enough tuna for that many sandwiches. So, I stretch tuna.
Friday, I made tuna salad on beds of lettuce, to go with fresh-baked bread. To the tuna, I added cooked rice, chopped celery, chives, lots of relish and mayo, and 1 chopped, boiled egg. It was easily enough for 4 mounds of tuna. Obviously, we're not getting the amount of protein that we used to get from a 7-ounce can. However, I'm hopeful that by adding a chopped egg, we've added some protein.
So, what do you add to stretch a can of tuna?
