Skinny Dilly Tuna Spread

WW Recipe of the Day: Skinny Dilly Tuna Spread

While this tasty tuna spread makes a delicious sandwich filling, we also like to smear this mayo-free tuna salad on crackers and cucumber slices. A perfect light and healthy lunch or snack, it mixes together in minutes with minimal ingredients.

Dilly tuna spread with crackers and cucumbers

Low carb and packed with protein, this tuna dill spread makes for a filling snack or ideal make-ahead, grab-and-go lunch!

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Low Carb Mayo-Free Tuna Spread?

According to my calculations, each serving has 128 calories and:

1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!

How to Make Skinny Tuna Spread with Dill

Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.

Ready to make tuna spread

Step 2: In a medium mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.

Freshly prepared tuna spread with lemon and fresh dill

Step 3: Spread on healthy crackers, fresh vegetables or as a sandwich filling.

Fresh cucumber slices and Triscuits Thin Crisps topped with Dilly Tuna Spread

Recipe Notes, Substitutions & Variations

I chose Garlic and Herb Laughing Cow cheese this time, but feel free to use your favorite Laughing Cow flavor (Original, Light, Aged White Cheddar, Spicy Pepper Jack, Asiago, Aged Cheddar Bacon, etc.)

No Laughing Cow Cheese? Laughing cow cheese is a creamy spreadable cheese product that is relatively low in calories and WW SmartPoints. Each wedge of Laughing Cow cheese has 50 calories; the Laughing Cow Light has 35 calories. Any spreadable creamy cheese could be used as a substitute. Each wedge is 0.75 ounces. This recipe calls for 3 wedges which equals 2.25 ounces. Low Fat cream cheese (4.5 tablespoons) would be a good substitute. 

Serving Suggestions

• Enjoy as a topping on your favorite whole grain cracker or fresh vegetable slices (cucumbers, radishes, carrots, jicama, celery, etc.)
• Makes a nice filling for your favorite sandwich or open-face tuna melt

Tuna spread with lemon and dill on crackers and cucumbers

Ways to Use Leftover Tuna Salad Spread

• Enjoy any leftovers atop a bed of mixed greens drizzled with red wine vinegar, or your favorite lite salad dressing.
• Stuff a pita with a scoop of tuna spread and some shredded cole slaw mix for a quick grab and go lunch.

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Skinny Dilly Tuna Spread

This low carb tuna spread mixes chunk light tuna with Laughing Cow Cheese, lemon juice, chopped cucumber and fresh dill - making the perfect topper for cucumber slices or your favorite cracker.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time0 mins

Total Time10 mins

Servings (adjustable): 4

Calories: 128

Author: Peter | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 can (5 ounces) light tuna packed in water, drained and flaked
• ▢ 3 wedges Laughing Cow Cheese (I used Garlic and Herb)
• ▢ ⅓ cup finely chopped English (or Persian) cucumber
• ▢ 1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ▢ 1-2 tablespoons minced fresh dill
• ▢ Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

• In a medium mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.
• Spread on whole grain crackers, fresh vegetables or as a sandwich filling.

Equipment

Mixing Bowls

Chef Knife

Lemon Squeezer

Recipe Notes

I chose Garlic and Herb Laughing Cow cheese this time, but feel free to use your favorite Laughing Cow flavor (Original, Light, Aged White Cheddar, Spicy Pepper Jack, Asiago, Aged Cheddar Bacon, etc.)

No Laughing Cow Cheese? Laughing cow cheese is a creamy spreadable cheese product that is relatively low in calories and WW SmartPoints. Each wedge of Laughing Cow cheese has 50 calories; the Laughing Cow Light has 35 calories. Any spreadable creamy cheese could be used as a substitute. Each wedge is 0.75 ounces. This recipe calls for 3 wedges which equals 2.25 ounces. Low Fat cream cheese (4.5 tablespoons) would be a good substitute.

Serving size: about ¼ cup (¼th recipe)

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Skinny Dilly Tuna Spread

Amount Per Serving (1 /4th recipe (about ¼ cup))

Calories 128 Calories from Fat 20

% Daily Value*

Fat 2.2g3%

Carbohydrates 2.1g1%

Fiber 0.3g1%

Protein 22.8g46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: tuna salad, tuna spread, warm tuna sandwich

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Recipe source: Taste of Home Cook It Quick: All-Time Family Classics in 10, 20 and 30 Minutes (affiliate link)

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

If you like this WW Friendly Protein-Packed Mayo Free Tuna Spread you might also like:

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