This Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad! This high protein tuna salad is perfect for a healthy lunch or to serve at a gathering. Blended cottage cheese and seasonings is tossed with tuna, celery and radishes for an easy meal that can be made ahead of time or in less than 5 minutes!
I know what you're thinking. Cottage cheese in a tuna salad? Okay, I know it sounds weird, but it tastes amazing and gives you a great boost of protein while retaining that creamy texture of a traditional tuna salad that's healthier.
The cottage cheese gives the tuna the right texture without all the calories of mayo. I love serving this on my homemade almond flour bread recipe for a protein sandwich. It's so filling!
I can remember my Mom making tuna salad with mayo as a kid and to this day that smell still makes my stomach do flip flops.
By the way if you're a tuna lover, you will want to make High Protein Tuna Casserole or this flavorful Healthy Tuna Salad with taco seasonings!
Cottage cheese makes the best substitute for mayo. Now before you run away, these pancakes have cottage cheese and they are one of my most popular recipes along with my High Protein Cottage Cheese Mac n Cheese. You can't detect the flavor and you can say the same for this Meal Prep Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad.
The cottage cheese gets blended until smooth with spices making it appear like a traditional mayo based tuna salad, only this one is a whole lot better for you! Fewer calories, less fat and tons of protein. This Meal Prep Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad is guaranteed to keep you full for HOURS!
I paired mine with carrot noodles from Trader Joe's. If you don't have one near you, checkout the frozen food section. A lot of companies are making all kinds of frozen veggies spiralized these days. You can also make your own or buy your own spiralizer.
Either way, this makes the perfect take along lunch for summer! If you enjoy easy throw together recipes like this, you'll want to check out these 8 healthy chicken and tuna salad recipes for more deliciousness!
Looking for more easy meal prep recipes with protein? Try Healthy Tacos with Ground Turkey, yummy Low Calorie Burger Salad, or easy Thai Chicken recipe next!
Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup low fat cottage cheese I use Lactaid for lactose free
- 3 cans tuna 5 ounces per can, keep liquid from container
- 1/3 cup celery diced
- 1/3 cup radishes diced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Black pepper to taste
- 4 cups carrot noodles
Instructions
- Place the cottage cheese, lemon juice, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper and black pepper in a food processor or blender. Process on high until smooth.
- Transfer the cottage cheese mixture to a mixing bowl and stir in the tuna (as well as the liquid from the can - this is where the omega-3's are), celery and radishes.
- Divide the tuna salad into four equal portions and place in meal prep containers, about 1 1/4 cups each of the mixture. Next add carrot noodles, or your favorite vegetable. This is also delicious on a high fiber wrap!
Nutrition
Hi. I'm confused with the nutrition facts on this. Where are all these calories, fat and protein coming from with 3 cans of tuna (approx 270 calories total) and 2/3 cup low fat cottage cheese (approx 160 total calories). Are you telling me the carrots, celery, radishes and spices add 918 calories to this recipe?
You are confused because 918 calories is no where listed on this recipe. The recipe has 200 calories per serving.
Hello! I tried the recipe. It tasted nice, but it was very soupy after adding the tuna and liquid from cans. Do you put in the liquids from all the cans or just one?
If you are using a safer tuna brand like Safe Catch or Wild Planet then I recommend keeping the liquid as many of the amino acids are in there. In that case, it will be soupy. If you are using another brand, then you can drain the tuna and it will be less soupy.