Tuna salad dinner

Ingredients

• 2 cans Bumble Bee chunk light tuna

  On sale at Publix: Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna, In Water or Vegetable Oil, 4-pk. 5-oz can

  $2.99 $4.85

• 1/4 cup Mayonnaise

  about $0.75

• 1 lb Campari tomatoes

  On sale at Publix: Campari Tomatoes, 1-lb pkg.

  $2.58 $5.15

• 9 oz Fresh spinach

  On sale at Publix: Publix Spinach, Fresh & Tender, 9-oz pkg.

  $2.00 $3.09

• 1 tbsp Lemon juice

  pantry

• to taste Salt and pepper

  pantry

Prices are from Publix the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Drain tuna and mix with mayonnaise and lemon juice in a bowl.
2. Divide fresh spinach among four bowls or plates.
3. Top each with a quarter of the tuna mixture and halved tomatoes.
4. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Why it’s cheap

3 of the 6 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 18, 2026, led by bumble bee chunk light tuna at $2.99 instead of $4.85.

The sale items rang up $5.52 under their regular prices.

Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.57 a serving, or $6.28 for 4 servings.

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