Tuna Patties

Two tuna cakes drizzled with comeback sauce.

4.88 from 33 votes

Tuna Patties are a quick, easy, and inexpensive meal option for hot summer days. Delicious, filling, and endlessly versatile!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: patties

Calories: 260kcal

Author: Beth Moncel

Ingredients

2 green onions, chopped $0.21
2 Tbsp chopped parsley (optional) $0.10
1 12oz. can chunk light tuna in water, drained $2.06
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs $0.16
1 large egg $0.41
2 Tbsp mayonnaise $0.11
1.5 tsp lemon juice $0.02
1 tsp seasoning salt* $0.03
2 Tbsp cooking oil $0.08

Instructions

Roughly chop the parsley and green onions. Drain the canned tuna well.
Place the tuna, green onion, parsley, breadcrumbs, eggs, mayonnaise, seasoning salt, and lemon juice in a bowl. Mix the ingredients together just until evenly combined. Avoid over mixing.
Divide the mixture into four equal portions, then shape each portion into a patty.
Heat a large skillet over medium. Once hot, add the cooking oil and swirl to coat the surface of the skillet. Add the tuna patties and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and slightly crisp.
Serve warm over a bed of greens or stuffed into a pita!

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Notes

*I used Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning, but you can use any seasoning salt or seasoning blend.

Nutrition

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