Easy Cheesy Tuna and Rice One Skillet Recipe

This Easy Cheesy Tuna and Rice recipe is perfect on busy nights. Make dinner in one skillet and get it on the table in 30 minutes. Printable recipe included at the end of this post.

Do you ever have days where you are scrambling to get dinner made, but you desperately need to go grocery shopping?

Have you ever stared into your pantry and wondered what to make with canned tuna and rice?

This Easy Cheesy Tuna and Rice One Skillet recipe is a life saver for nights like that. You’ll want to add it to your menu plan!

We’ve updated the photos for this popular recipe and included some of the tasty seasoning options from our readers too.

Don’t miss our cheesy tuna noodle casserole recipe! Prefer canned chicken? You may enjoy our Cheesy Broccoli Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe.

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Easy Cheesy Tuna and Rice One Skillet Recipe

We don’t typically eat a lot of tuna fish in our house, but we do tend to keep a couple cans of tuna stocked in the cupboard. I love how quick and easy it is to make (yay for one pot 30 minute meals!).

The flavors in this tuna rice recipe are simple and basic so feel free to experiment with seasoning when you make it.

Also, it is budget friendly and uses common pantry items, making it perfect for when you have a no spend week or need to stretch the monthly grocery budget.

Cheesy Tuna Rice Ingredients:

• 2 (5 oz) cans of tuna, drained
• 3/4 cup long grain rice
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• Frozen broccoli (at least 6 oz)
• 1-1/2 cups shredded cheese

How to Make Tuna Rice and Cheese:

Open your canned tuna and drain them before adding the tuna to a skillet or a Dutch oven.

Heat tuna on med-high heat while measuring the rest of your ingredients.

Add long grain rice and vegetable broth to the skillet and stir. If you do not have vegetable broth, water will work as well.

Heat to a boil then cover the skillet and reduce to low heat. Simmer for about 15 minutes. (If you decide to skip the broccoli, you may need to simmer for 20 minutes.)

Add as much frozen broccoli as you would like. I used six ounces, but probably could have added more.

If the rice absorbs all the liquid, you may add a little more broth as you add the broccoli. Stir and cover for about 5 minutes.

Stir in cheese and cover for about 3 minutes or until melted.

Serve and enjoy!

Seasoning Suggestions:

I love taking a simple recipe like this tuna and rice dinner and tweaking it. I think it tastes great as is, but changing it up is yummy too. I mean, I don’t eat all of my tacos the same way every time either.

Thanks to our readers for sharing these tasty changes they made with our recipe. You may want to try these as well.

• Use chicken stock instead of vegetable broth
• Increase the broccoli to 12oz
• Add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise with the shredded cheese
• For additional seasoning, try adding 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper and a 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
• Another option is to sautee some onion and celery first, then follow the rest of the steps
• Instead of the shredded cheddar cheese at the end, add a little heavy cream and stir in a handful of shredded Parmesan cheese.

Whenever I can make an inexpensive meal quickly, I’m happy. The kids have not tried my Cheesy Tuna and Rice casserole recipe yet since they are convinced they won’t like it.

I don’t eat tuna fish a lot, but when I do, I prefer it in a hot dish like this one skillet recipe. I hope you enjoy this tuna and rice meal too!

More Easy Dinner Ideas:

• Honey Garlic Chicken
• InstantPot Taco Meat
• Crockpot Cheeseburger Spaghetti

Printable Cheesy Tuna Rice One Skillet Recipe

More tuna recipes you may enjoy:

• Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole
• Tuna Stuffed Cucumbers at Practical Savings
• WW Healthy Tuna Salad Wraps at You Brew My Tea