12 Affordable, Delicious Meals You Can Cook With A Can Of Fish

From French bistro fare to delicious sauces, canned tuna and salmon are delicious (and cheap!) proteins you can cook with right now.

If you think fancy chefs never reach for a can of tuna when they need to pull together a quick meal, we can’t help but say ”Sorry, Charlie.” We talked to chefs who regularly use canned tuna, salmon and other fishes as entrees and as ingredients in other dishes.

“I’m a big fan of conservas, which are preserved foods, such as pickles, jam or canned foods, which are ‘put up’ in jars or tins so the product lasts longer,” TV personality and chef Andrew Zimmern told HuffPost. “They’re often ounce-for-ounce less expensive than other comparable proteins. As meat and poultry prices continue to climb, home cooks can find tins of beautiful salmon, tuna — and mackerel, sardines, clams and mussels — in their local markets and save real dollars by incorporating them into their regular meal planning.”