High Protein Canned Tuna Patties – Easy to make and Full of Flavor
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These portions makes approximately 16 patties. The calorie count is per serving, that makes 4 patties 178 kcal.
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Tuna Patties for a High Protein and Low Carb meal
Ingredients
- 2 cans tuna in water
- 3 tsp olive oil
- 1 finely diced onion
- 1 finely diced red bell pepper
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp Tabasco
- 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives
- 1 tbsp liquid from the cans of tuna
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 slice torn whole wheat bread into small pieces
- 2 large eggs
- salt and pepper
Lemon Chives Yogurt Dip
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives
- 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Reserve a tablespoon of the tuna water. Drain the liquid from the tuna cans. .
- Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil to a large pan and sauté the onion, garlic and bell pepper for 6 minutes, or until soft and translucent. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- In a bowl, mix together the tuna, 1 tsp olive oil, mustard, water, parsley, chives, and Tabasco. Season with salt and ground black pepper
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs add the lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix in the torn bread.
- Combine the tuna mixture with the eggs and the satue veggies, mix with your hands until well mixed.
- Form the tuna mixture into small patties with your hands and place them to the side.
- Chill for an hour. (You can skip the chilling if you want, chilling just helps the patties stay together when you cook them.)
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C)
- Place onto a wax paper baking tray lightly sprayed with olive oil.
- Put the remaining olive oil in a bowl and brush the patties thoroughly
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven, flip, and bake 10 more minutes, until golden-brown.
Lemon chives Dip
- Add all ingredients to a small mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Serve the tuna patties with the lemon chives dip.
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Notes
- each serving equals 4 patties
How big is the can of tuna in grams or ounces? In Australia we have at least four different sizes of tuna cans.
Hi Catherine, good question.
It’s 160 grams pre-filtered, 112 grams after.
Hope this helps,
Thanks