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Creamy Tuna Potato Bowl

About 15 minutes, estimated · 2 portions · Hot water

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Original commissary-inspired pantry recipe

A little tuna goes a long way when folded through potatoes. Mustard and pickle keep the bowl from tasting flat, and adding them after hydration preserves their sharper edges.

Place & evidence: Across the country. This is an original pantry recipe. The source supplies ingredient or technique context, rather than evidence that this exact dish is served in a prison. Inventory and place labels describe that context only. TDCJ Commissary Price List.

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Equipment: Heat-safe bowl or mug; clean spoon; measuring cup and spoons; safe hot-water source. Use the cooking equipment required by the product label.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Prepare potatoes according to their label using water.
  2. Flake tuna and mix with mustard and mayonnaise.
  3. Fold into potatoes without beating them.
  4. Add pickle and pepper and serve promptly.

The useful detail

Stir gently: overworking instant potatoes makes their texture unpleasantly gluey.

When the store is different

Use ready-to-eat white beans with an extra teaspoon of lemon juice.

Serving & handling

Mix moist ingredients close to serving. Keep opened or mixed perishables refrigerated if they are not being eaten promptly. Read the pantry and food-handling guide for storage limits, package directions and allergen checks.

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Sources & editorial note

Texas Department of Criminal Justice — TDCJ Commissary Price List, TDCJ. Official inventory, Texas. Source scope and limits.

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