34 Tinned Fish Recipes

Tinned fish packs big flavor, which is why we always—and we mean always—keep stacks of canned tuna, jarred anchovies, sardines smoked trout, and the like in our pantries. Whether they’re the star of a dish, like a green goddess tuna sandwich or flaked in a salad niçoise, or serve as a background flavor booster, like anchovies melted into a pasta sauce or blitzed into a creamy tonnato, tinned fish give your recipe prep a huge head start on time, and a big boost toward flavor. Plus, have we mentioned the little fishes—those sardines, anchovies, as well as the marinated mussels and oysters—are sustainable? That’s why they’re the essential staples we’ll never go without.