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5-Ingredient Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl Ready in 15 Minutes

Name: 5-Ingredient Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese-American
Ingredients: 2 cup cooked white rice; 2 unit canned tuna in water; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tsp sriracha; 2 tsp soy sauce; 2 unit green onion; 1 tsp sesame seeds

Canned tuna + sriracha mayo = a spicy, satisfying bowl in 15 minutes.

Total: 15 min
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Serves: 2
Difficulty: easy
Calories: 367
Cost: $/serving

It's 6 PM, you're tired, and you don't want to think. This is your answer. The spicy tuna rice bowl is a Japanese-American staple that takes almost no effort — just cooked rice, canned tuna, and a quick sriracha mayo sauce stirred together in minutes. No fancy skills, no long ingredient list, no standing over a hot stove. The result is creamy, spicy, and genuinely satisfying. Expect a restaurant-style bowl feel without the delivery wait or the bill. Fair warning: the rice is the only thing that takes any real time, so use a microwave packet and you're done even faster.

Ingredients

2 cup cooked white rice — a microwaveable rice packet works great here
2 unit canned tuna in water — 5 oz cans, drained well
3 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp sriracha — add more to taste
2 tsp soy sauce — use tamari for gluten-free
2 unit green onion — thinly sliced, for topping
1 tsp sesame seeds — optional, for garnish

Method

1 Cook or heat your rice according to package directions. If using a microwaveable packet, this takes about 90 seconds.
2 Drain the canned tuna thoroughly, pressing out as much water as possible with a fork or by squeezing through the can lid.
3 In a medium bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sriracha, and soy sauce. Stir until smooth.
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4 Add the drained tuna to the sauce and mix until fully coated. Taste and add more sriracha if you want more heat.
5 Divide the hot rice between two bowls.
6 Spoon the spicy tuna mixture over the rice.
7 Top with sliced green onion and sesame seeds if using. Serve immediately.

Variations

Vegetarian Swap — Replace the tuna with one ripe avocado, diced, and half a block of firm tofu crumbled into the sriracha mayo. The sauce clings just as well and the result is creamy and satisfying.
Faster Version — Use a 90-second microwaveable rice packet and pre-drained tuna pouches (no can opener needed) to get this on the table in under 8 minutes total.
More Heat — Swap sriracha for sambal oelek or add a pinch of cayenne to the mayo mixture for a sharper, less sweet heat.

Notes

The spicy tuna mixture can be made up to a day ahead and stored in an airtight container in the fridge — just add it to fresh hot rice when ready. Leftovers are fine cold the next day for lunch, but the texture is best fresh. If you like a little crunch, add a handful of crushed nori sheets or cucumber slices on top.