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What to cook with tuna, potatoes and green beans?

Have tuna, potatoes and green beans at home? Smart Plate assembled a simple dish from these ingredients following the Healthy Eating Plate. Below are the ingredients, steps and tips to make it tastier.

Potatoes with canned tuna and green beans β€” canned tuna, potatoes, green beans on a plate built around the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate
What the finished dish looks like: vegetables & fruit β€” green beans; whole grains β€” potatoes; protein β€” canned tuna. Illustrative photo of the dish
🍲 Lunch⏱ β‰ˆ 20 min🐟 Canned tuna Β· πŸ₯” Potatoes Β· πŸ«› Green beans

Potatoes with canned tuna and green beans

A simple home plate for lunch: each ingredient is cooked separately and arranged on the plate following the Healthy Eating Plate.

Ingredients

  • 🐟 Canned tuna β€” 1 small can (80–100 g)
  • πŸ₯” Potatoes β€” 1–2 medium potatoes
  • πŸ«› Green beans β€” 150 g

Instructions

  1. Cut the potatoes into chunks and boil in salted water for 15–20 minutes until tender.
  2. Drain the tuna and flake it with a fork.
  3. Steam or sautΓ© the green beans for 5–7 minutes until tender.
  4. Plate it up: half vegetables, a quarter grains, a quarter protein.

Make it tastier

πŸ§„ GarlicMakes the aroma richer β€” add to the oil at the start or raw into the dressing.
🌢️ Pepper or chiliA pinch adds heat and warmth.
🌿 Fresh herbsDill, parsley or cilantro add freshness at the end.
πŸ«™ Soy sauceA tablespoon at the end of frying instead of salt β€” the taste gets deeper.

Plate structure

πŸ₯¦ Vegetables & fruit Β· Β½

Green beans

🌾 Whole grains · ¼

Potatoes

πŸ₯© Protein Β· ΒΌ

Canned tuna

πŸ«’ Healthy fats

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Plate balance: Well balanced
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Why this kind of plate

The Healthy Eating Plate is a simple visual model of a balanced meal. Instead of counting calories and grams it shows what a plate should look like: half vegetables and fruit, a quarter whole grains, a quarter protein sources, plus a little healthy plant fat.

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