I was sooo happy with this dinner. Ive been experimenting with canned tuna, because Ive got a big stash of it. I can't believe I only ever used to eat it as tuna salad sandwiches. This was so good! For around 7-8 dollars we made a delicious dinner that felt fancy. 

Ingredients:
2 cans of tuna in oil ($2)
1/4 cup of soy sauce 
1 inch or more of ginger (grates) 
1 teaspoon (or more) of powdered ginger
1 Teaspoon of garlic powder
Black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon honey 
1 tablespoon dry chives (wish I had fresh green onions but just used dry)
1/2 teaspoon coriander 
A big squirt of Sriracha 

2 avocados ($1-2) 
Rice (about 1.5 cups) 

2 packets of instant miso soup  ($1.80)

1 pack of bibigo brand seaweed snacks ($1.89)

Instructions:
Combine grated ginger, ginger powder (I kept adding more until it tastes sufficiently gingery), chives, garlic powder, pepper, honey, coriander, Sriracha, and pepper in bowl with the soy sauce. Let soak while you prep rice and open cans. 

Drain oil from tuna cans into sauce pan. Heat on medium high. Add in sauce mixture, let bubble and thicken a bit. Add in flaked tuna. Coat and cook for just a few minutes. 

Boil water for instant miso soup. Slice avocados. Arrange prettily on plate with cooked rice. 

Open seaweed snack pack. Set table. 

I layers a little rice, tuna and avocado on the seaweed snacks for the perfect bites. 

This meal fed 2 adults and one toddler, with a decent size serving of tuna and rice leftover. 

Presentation is key with budget meals. It helps makes the humblest ingredients feel extravagant. 

Elevated Canned Tuna Dinner