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Tuna cakes are a great way to make a quick snack, light dinner or sides dish. This simple, easy and effortless recipe for tuna patties gets ready in just 10 minutes or less. Packed with lots of flavor from onions, garlic, parmesan, and mustard. These make a great addition to sandwiches, salads or eaten on it own.

Best Tuna Patties aka Canned Tuna Fish Cakes

Tuna cakes are a great way to make a quick snack, light dinner or sides dish. This simple, easy and effortless recipe for tuna patties often referred to as tuna fish cakes get ready in just 10 minutes or less. Packed with lots of flavor from onions, garlic, parmesan, and mustard. These make a great addition to sandwiches, salads or eaten on it own. 
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Course: Appetizer, Side, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Tuna Patties
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 9 minutes
Servings: 6 patties
Calories: 107kcal
Author: Veena Azmanov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 can Canned Tuna 12 oz 
  • 1/4 cup Onion chopped (1/2 small)
  • 1 tsp Garlic mined (1 small)
  • 1/2 cup Fresh herbs chopped  (cilantro, parsley, dill)
  • 1/2 cup Fresh bread crumbs (2 slices)
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Mustard paste
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan grated
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp Salt and pepper to taste. 
  • 1 tsp Chilly red/green (optional)
Metric - US customary

Instructions

Prepare

  • Lightly saute chopped onions and garlic in a nonstick pan with 1/2 tbsp oil - just to take away the raw taste
  • Drain the tuna well using a colander pressing firmly but do not make it too dry.  
  • Pulse the breadcrumbs in a food processor or chop finely with a knife. 

Make patties

  • In a bowl - add drained tuna, onion, garlic, parmesan, mustard, egg and chilly - combine well. 
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add fresh herbs and breadcrumbs - combine well again. 
  • Divide the mixture into six 
  • Form them into a patty.  
  • Set aside - these can be made ahead of time, kept in the fridge until ready to serve. 

Pan fry patties

  • Heat a frying pan on medium heat with 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • Add the patties and cook for 3 minutes on each side until lightly golden

Oven baked patties

  • You can place these on a baking tray and bake these at 180 C/360 F for 15 minutes 
  • However, heating the oven for just a small batch of 6 to 12 is not my preferred method. 

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Nutrition

Serving: 82g | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.8g | Protein: 12.4g | Fat: 4.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 5.1mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.6g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg