Quick tuna and cottage cheese bowl

Quick tuna and cottage cheese bowl with tuna, cottage cheese, chives and chilli flakes: spicy, with plenty of protein and on the table in just a few minutes.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 2 min
• No cooking needed
• Total time: 2 min
• Calories: 280 kcal per serving
• Protein: 46 g
• Fat: 8 g
• Carbs: 4 g

Ingredients

• 1 tin of tuna
• 200 g cottage cheese
• 1 bunch of chives
• 1 pinch of chilli flakes

Method

You’ll need: chopping board · knife · mixing bowl · sieve

1. Open the tuna, tip it into a sieve and drain well.
2. Put the cottage cheese in a bowl and mix thoroughly with the tuna.
3. Finely snip the chives and fold them into the mixture.
4. Add the chilli flakes and give everything a quick stir.
5. Season with salt and mix once more to even out the texture.
6. Serve straight away, on its own from the bowl or as a bowl with crunchy veg on the side.

Good to know

When you need something fast, this bowl is worth its weight in gold. Creamy, spicy and pleasantly satisfying. So simple that it works every single time.

Swaps

Tuna → tinned wild salmon (also plenty of protein and more omega-3 fatty acids). Cottage cheese → skyr (similar protein content, smoother texture). Chives → parsley (more vitamin C and folate). Chilli flakes → freshly ground black pepper (milder).

Allergens

Contains milk and fish. For children, only season it mildly; in pregnancy, well-chilled, pasteurised cottage cheese is generally fine, and with tuna people usually keep portions moderate because of its natural mercury content.