This sardine rice bowl with an egg on top features canned sardines in tomato sauce. It’s quick, nutritious and budget-friendly!
Sardine Rice Bowl
This is what I call my poor man dinner. A “what can I make with what I have?” recipe.
But budget food doesn’t have to be bland!
This dish can be thrown together quickly and requires very little cooking.
Do you like sardines? Don’t knock ’em till you’ve tried ’em! They’re actually really tasty and so healthy in vitamins B and omega-3’s.
This is a step up from the classic sardines and crackers with hot sauce, but mainly because I didn’t have any crackers haha.
All you need is a few ingredients and there are easy substitutes if you don’t have these things:
Canned sardines in tomato sauce. You can also substitute plain sardines and an 8-ounce can of tomato sauce.
Cooked rice. You could also use quinoa or couscous – or forego the carbs altogether.
Eggs cooked any way you like, but preferably with a runny yolk!
Red pepper flakes for spice. I love collecting different kinds like aleppo chile or gochugaru (Korean hot pepper), but cayenne pepper gets the job done just fine. Hot sauce works too!
One last thing to make this sardine rice bowl really special: Slice 1 onion and saute in oil until softened. Add sardines and proceed with recipe.
I’d also love if you share your favorite canned sardine recipes in the comments below!
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Sardine Rice Bowl
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Jerry Highsmith says
Never had with an egg… I have had with rice an it is nice
Frantz Merisier says
this is an awesome “go to” dish, especially for when you’re on a budget. I have to say you totally elevated the game by adding an egg…I am so excited to go home and try it with an egg…I freaking LOVE sardines!!
Thank You! ☺
Rebekah says
Thanks so much! There aren’t enough sardine lovers out there! 🙂
Maggie the Magster says
I’m sold! Looks like a great recipe for a girl without a kitchen!
Sean says
Interesting recipe, can the sardines go right in the microwave with the rice? I thought you had to cook them more first
Rebekah says
They sure can! (I had fresh rice so it was already warm.) Canned sardines are already cooked so you only need to warm them for this recipe. Sometimes I cook them up in a pan with garlic and onions for extra pizzazz!
Esther Medina says
I love sardines. I am making this for dinner… yummy! I only have sardines in olive oil. So I will heat them in some tomato salsa.
Thank you for this great idea.
Rebekah says
Thank you, Esther! Great idea using salsa, bet it will give it a nice kick!
Rae says
I’m not usually a fan of sardines but this looks delicious! I shall have to add it to my list of recipes to try!
Rebekah | The Kitchen Gidget says
Thanks! I know sardines aren’t one of those foods everyone loves, but I think this makes them a little better 🙂
IrvinShandy says
This is what I eat when I’m on budget!
Just found out about your blog and you’ve got some nice recipe, can’t wait for your next post! 🙂
Rebekah | The Kitchen Gidget says
Thank you! It’s hard to keep up with a blog on a regular basis, but I enjoy it when I do!