How to Make Tasty Dollar Tree Tuna Shells With Only 4 Ingredients

Tuna shells recipe

Ingredients:

I spent $5 on these four ingredients, which equals about $1.25 per serving if you feed four people. This makes a well-rounded meal with carbs from pasta, protein from tuna, plus veggies that include peas, corn, and green beans. It took 15 minutes to make.

• 2 bags Knorr Garlic Shells
• 1 can tuna
• 1 can mixed veggies

I love Knorr pasta sides in these recipes because they are easily customizable and super delicious. There are so many different flavors. 

You can get either tuna or chicken in a can for these recipes, but I chose tuna for this one.

I decided to go with the standard vegetable blend in a can.

1. Heat the water and milk

The back of the package instructs you to use 1½ cups of water, ½ cup of milk, and butter is optional.

I am making two bags so I poured in 3 cups of water and 1 cup of milk into a saucepan to boil. 

2. Drain the canned veggies

While the water and milk were boiling, I opened my cans of tuna and veggies and drained them.

3. Cook the pasta

When the water and milk boil, add the two packages of pasta and stir. Let it simmer for 11 minutes, stirring occasionally. Don’t worry if you feel like you have too much liquid in the pot. It cooks down to make a creamy sauce.

4. Add veggies

I added the drained veggies to the pot of cooked pasta and sauce.

5. Add tuna

Then I added the drained can of tuna and mixed it all together. 

6. Heat and stir

I then heated it up for a couple of extra minutes while stirring. That was it! 

The result was delicious. I added a little extra salt, but the garlic flavor was excellent. 

This meal may not be enough for a full dinner for four. If you divide this into four servings, it’s only about 200 calories a serving. The average dinner, at least for me, should be between 400 and 600 calories.

Dollar Tree tuna recipe

You can enhance this recipe by adding an extra can of tuna to the pasta, making a side salad, or adding a basket of bread to round it out. Have you found any outstanding items for easy Dollar Tree recipes? Let us know below!