Tuna salad sandwich
Canned tuna with fresh greens and soft bread makes a light dinner that comes together in minutes.
- Per serving
- $1.33
- Serves
- 3
- Time
- 10 min
- Whole dinner
- $3.99
Ingredients
2 cans Bumble Bee chunk light tuna in water
On sale at Publix: Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna, In Water or Vegetable Oil, 4-pk. 5-oz can
$2.99$4.853 cups Publix classic salad blend
On sale at Publix: Publix Classic Salad Blend, 16-oz pkg.
$2.00$3.096 slices Nature's Own butterbread
On sale at Publix: Nature's Own Butterbread, 20-oz; or Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns, 8-ct. 15 or 16-oz bag
$2.35$4.690.25 cup Mayonnaise
about $0.501 tablespoon Lemon juice
pantry0.5 cup diced Celery
about $0.75to 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
- Drain tuna well and flake into a bowl.
- Mix in mayonnaise, lemon juice, diced celery, salt and pepper until combined.
- Toast the bread slices lightly if desired.
- Make sandwiches with tuna salad and fresh greens on bread, or serve tuna salad over greens as an open-faced sandwich.
Why it’s cheap
3 of the 7 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 18, 2026, led by bumble bee chunk light tuna in water at $2.99 instead of $4.85.
The sale items rang up $5.29 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 $1.33 a serving, or $3.99 for 3 servings.
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