This broccoli avocado tuna bowl is packed with protein-rich tuna, fresh broccoli and creamy avocado. It’s a quick, easy bowl-in-a-meal that works for lunch or dinner!
I don’t know what it is about one bowl meals, but I’m obsessed! Maybe it’s the variety of healthy foods I can combine into one meal. Or perhaps it’s the volume eater in me. Probably a combo of both.
Whatever it is, at least once a week you can find Isaac and I eating a clean-out-the-fridge, leftovers in a bowl meal for dinner. It’s actually one of my favorite meals… as is breakfast for dinner, but that’s a story for another day.
More about my tuna bowl… it’s a no-fuss recipe with only six ingredients: canned tuna, broccoli (frozen or fresh works), avocado, coconut aminos (or tamari/soy sauce) and sunflower seeds. You can serve it over regular rice or cauliflower rice and add a little sambal oelek chili paste or sriracha for spice, but those things are optional.
The idea for this bowl started on a day when I didn’t have a ton of fresh food in the house. I knew I had a can of tuna in the pantry and a bag of frozen broccoli so I decided to toss them together in a skillet with a little coconut oil, add some avocado and onion and call it a meal. It tuned out better than I expected (love it when that happens).
Tuna can be a little bland on it’s own (and not very photogenic), but when combined with broccoli, the sweet and salty flavor from coconut aminos and creamy avocado, it really shines. Once the avocado gets warm and mashed up with everything, this bowl kind of reminds me of tuna casserole, only without noodles or condensed soup. It has quickly become my go-to lunch option on days when I need something that’s filling and satisfying, but also crazy easy and lightening fast to whip up.
This Sweet Potato Tuna Salad has been my favorite recipe using canned tuna for a while now, but I don’t know, this tuna bowl is giving it a run for it’s money. I think they’re tied up. 🙂
If you’re like me, you probably have at least one can of tuna in your pantry right now… time to dust that baby off and get cooking! 🙂
Be sure to check out all of the tuna recipes on EBF!
Want more bowl meals? Check out my roundup of 15 Healthy Smoothie Bowls.
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We love this recipe! Made it it too many times to count.
I am happy to hear that you are loving this recipe!Thank you so much for your review + star rating, I so appreciate it!
This was a hit with my family! Made it on the fly and it was delicious. Thank you!
Yay!! So pumped this tuna bowl was a success, Dora. Thanks for the review!
Do I have to use any soy sauce, can I just use the tuna liquid?
The soy sauce/tamari/coconut aminos adds a ton of flavor to this dish. You could leave it out, but it won’t be as flavorful.
Not sure if this would be spicy enough for me.will give it a try though 😉
You can always add more spice if you want. 🙂
I saw this recipe, thought it’d be yummy. As usual I changed it slightly, used sesame seed, 1 mushroom cooked with onions and used Soba noodles to mix with it. Cheers Brent in lockdown Melbourne Oz.