You can tell I'm a whiz when it comes to naming recipes.
Here's something I'll whip up occasionally. I'm not a cuisinart by any stretch (as you'll soon see) but sometimes I'll throw stuff together that works in a pinch. Anyway:
- 1 150g (when drained) can of lightmeat tuna steak in springwater (rather than brine or anything greasy) - approx 150 cals
- 2 garlic & herb (my preference, plain if you prefer) pitta breads - the most calorific I've ever seen these would be just under 150 cals each.
- 10g wholegrain mustard - approx 15 cals
- 20g minced chilli - approx 15 cals
Drain/rinse out the tuna can, then empty the dry tuna into a bowl. Hack away at it with gusto until it's all in pieces and no longer retains that can shape.
Throw in the mustard (for tang) and minced chili (for flavour and a bit of kick), mix it all up so the tuna sort of sticks together. Also sometimes I sprinkle in some black pepper for additional seasoning. Once that's all done you'll have a quite nice, juicy sandwich filler.
Cut open each pitta bread and stuff the tuna filler inside both (evenly, 'cause, y'know, fair's fair). Then squish it down and try to keep it sealed in.
Bake the filled pittas for about 10 mins at 220 (preheated) on a baking tray.
When it's done the pittas are all hard and crusty like pastry, if you've managed to keep the tuna inside so it isn't spilling out, you can eat them your hands (once they've cooled enough) like hot pockets or pasties.
Tuna is the only fish I'm fond of, as an alternative to mayo I think the chili/mustard combo works pretty well. It's also very substantial given the calorie content. Each filled pitta winds up as 240 calories and one makes for a pretty sufficient meal. Even if you scoff both it's only 480 calories. Salt's kinda high (unless you stretch it over two meals) but the rest is pretty meagre:
Calories = 480c (24% of rec. daily intake)
Fat = 4g (7%)
Carbs = 62g (21%)
Salt = 1.6 (67%)
I'm not a nutritionist either and I don't know whether this'd be a good everyday thing, like I said though in a pinch it works a treat and is very tasty.
As a variation and to get in a portion or two of your 5-a-day, throw some chopped roasted peppers into the tuna before you fill the pittas.