The Tuna Salad Lunch Box

Name: The Tuna Salad Lunch Box
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 12oz. cans chunk light tuna in water; 1 cup diced celery; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts; 2 green onions, sliced; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper; 4 ribs celery; 12 mini sweet peppers; 20 crackers

By Beth Moncel · Budget BytesPublic

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This Tuna Salad Lunch Box is an easy make-ahead lunch idea with plenty of vegetables and protein to keep you full.

Prep: 20 min
Total: 20 min
Servings: 4

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Ingredients

For 4 people

Cooking for

212oz. cans chunk light tuna in water
1 cupdiced celery
0.25 cupchopped walnuts
2green onions, sliced
0.5 cupmayonnaise
1 tbsplemon juice
0.25 tspsalt
0.25 tspfreshly cracked black pepper
4ribs celery
12mini sweet peppers
20crackers

Steps

1
Drain the tuna well. Finely dice the celery and slice the green onion. Combine the tuna, celery, green onion, walnuts, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Stir until everything is evenly combined.
2
Slice the remaining celery into sticks. Cut each mini sweet pepper in half and scoop out the seeds.
3
Divide the tuna salad between four containers (about 1 cup each). Add celery sticks, mini sweet peppers, and crackers to each box with the tuna salad. For extra protection, either wrap the crackers in a sandwich baggie or pack them separately. Refrigerate the lunch boxes up to four days.

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Per portion

Calories: ~122.3 kcal
Protein: ~5.6 g
Fat: ~6 g
Carbs: ~29.5 g
Fiber: ~4.6 g
Sodium: ~154.9 mg

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