Parmesan Tuna Cakes is a fast, easy, and tasty clean eating recipe. Parmesan Tuna Cakes are absolutely for kid-friendly, serve with a tuna burger with home-made mayonnaise sauce. It’s also budget-friendly for the whole family meal.
How to make Parmesan Tuna Cakes
- Drain tuna: Drain the liquid from the tuna cans. If you are using tuna packed in water, reserve a tablespoon of the tuna water, and add a teaspoon of olive oil to the tuna mixture in the next step.
Mix mackerel, onion, tuna, Parmesan cheese, home-made mayonnaise, eggs, Dijon mustard, seasoning blend, paprika, essential oils, and basil together in a bowl. Add pork rind crumbs, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, until mixture holds together. Form mixture into balls and flatten into 1/2-inch-thick cakes.
Mix mackerel, onion, tuna, Parmesan cheese, home-made mayonnaise, eggs, Dijon mustard, seasoning blend, paprika, essential oils, and basil together in a bowl. Add pork rind crumbs, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, until mixture holds together. Form mixture into balls and flatten into 1/2-inch-thick cakes.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat and grease with cooking spray. Arrange cakes in the hot frying pan and spray each cake with cooking spray.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat and grease with cooking spray. Arrange cakes in the hot frying pan and spray each cake with cooking spray.
- Cook cakes, working in batches if needed, in the hot frying pan until browned, 3 to 5 minutes; gently flatten cakes with the back of a fork. Flip cakes and cook until another side is browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
Cook cakes, working in batches if needed, in the hot frying pan until browned, 3 to 5 minutes; gently flatten cakes with the back of a fork. Flip cakes and cook until another side is browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer cakes to a paper towel-lined plate.
Serve with wedges of lemon. You can also serve with home-made mayonnaise sauce on slider buns for a tuna burger.
Directions for Side Dish
- In a hot saucepan over medium heat, combine red peppers, onion, oil and butter; saute for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions and peppers soften.
- If desired, stir red wine into the vegetables and cook until the wine evaporates; approximately 30 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and basil.
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Parmesan Tuna Cakes
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 45 min
- Yield: 6 servings
- Diet: Low Calorie
Description
Quick, easy, delicious tuna patties! Best thing you can make with canned tuna. Kid-friendly, Budget-friendly.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Tuna Cakes
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1 (15 ounces) can tuna, drained
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1 small onion, chopped
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1 (5 ounces) can tuna packed in water, drained
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1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
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1/4 cup mayonnaise (double click for home-made recipe)
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2 egg, beaten
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2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
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2 teaspoons salt-free seasoning blend (Organix Mushroom Powder Seasoing)
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1 teaspoon paprika
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1 teaspoon dried sweet basil
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2 drops doTerra Lemon essential oil
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2 drops doTerra Lime essential oil
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1 (3.5 ounces) bag pork rinds, crushed
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extra virgin coconut oil cooking spray
Ingredients for Side Dish
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6 red bell peppers, cut into strips
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6 red onions, cut into strips
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3 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil
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1 tablespoon butter
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3/4 cup red wine (optional)
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3 pinches salt
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3 pinches ground black pepper
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3 pinches dried basil
Instructions
Instructions for Tuna Cakes
- Mix mackerel, onion, tuna, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, eggs, Dijon mustard, seasoning blend, paprika, essential oils and basil together in a bowl. Add pork rind crumbs, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, until the mixture holds together. Form mixture into balls and flatten into 1/2-inch-thick cakes.
- Heat a large non-stick frying-pan over medium-high heat and grease with cooking spray. Arrange cakes in the hot frying-pan and spray each cake with cooking spray.
Directions for Side Dish
- In a hot saucepan over a medium heat, combine red peppers, onion, oil and butter; saute for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions and peppers soften.
- If desired, stir red wine into the vegetables and cook until the wine evaporates; approximately 30 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and basil.
- Cook cakes, working in batches if needed, in the hot skillet until browned, 3 to 5 minutes; gently flatten cakes with the back of a fork. Flip cakes and cook until other side is browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer cakes to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Category: Lunch
- Cuisine: Western
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 54
- Sugar: 0
- Sodium: 108mg
- Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 29g
- Cholesterol: 59g
Keywords: Parmesan Tuna Cakes, Tuna, Parmesan Tuna
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