Better Than Takeout: Easy Tuna Onigiri

Our Better Than Takeout recipe series is meant to inspire cooking at home—rather than falling victim to the expensive, unhealthy, and often time-consuming process of ordering in from a food delivery app. As an alternative, we’ve assembled a few recipes that we think are more nutritious (and certainly more affordable!) than takeout, and they take just a few minutes to prep and cook. From savory stir-fries to protein-packed meatballs and warming grain bowls loaded with veggies, these are the meals we hope you’ll return to again and again on busy weeknights. 

Are you familiar with onigiri, a popular Japanese snack made of a ball of white rice wrapped in nori? It’s popular for a reason: it’s easy to make, easy to eat, and endlessly customizable, as you can choose to fill it with many types of fish, pickled vegetables, or sauces. This easy tuna onigiri becomes even easier when you fill it with canned tuna and microwavable sticky rice—in fact, the whole thing comes together in just 15 minutes! 

Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1 to 2 servings

Ingredients

1 package Tasty Bite Organic Sticky Rice
1 can Thrive Market Chunk Light Tuna
¼ cup mayonnaise 
1 tablespoon sriracha (or similar chili paste)
1 sheet sushi nori
Thrive Market Organic Sesame Seeds, for serving 
Thrive Market Organic Soy Sauce, for dipping 

Instructions

Prepare rice according to package instructions. Let cool.

Add tuna, mayo, and sriracha to a mixing bowl and stir to combine.

Shape 3 tbsp of rice into a triangle. Add 1 tbsp of the tuna mixture on top, then cover with more rice and press together to seal.

Cut small rectangles of nori and place them along the bottom of the onigiri. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with soy sauce for dipping.