Tuna Patties

Jaci McDonald

Happy Friday to my non-meat eaters, but what is this the 1950’s?!  Shout out to my Busia who’d make this for all of us when we were little!  I swear I haven’t had these since the late 80’s and thought, eh, let’s give this a whirl.  For a quick, healthy, and CHEAP meal, I’d try just about anything…

Duke gives them his seal of approval!

Tuna Patties 

  • 2 cans chunk, light tuna in water – I used albacore and pretty sure that gave it a less fishy taste!  
  • 2-3 green onions, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 10 teaspoons powdered Parmesan cheese (an extra tangy binding ingredient!)
  • 2 good, hard shakes of Weber – Veggie Grill Seasoning (that’s a fancy way of saying “Season to taste”)

I haven’t put the cookie sheet away yet so I got creative… or lazy! Lol!

    1. Open the cans of tuna and squeeze all the juice out.  I mean get rid of it.  Every single drop has go to go. See ya, juice!
    2. Mix the tuna and all additional ingredients in a bowl and form into four patties.
    3. Heat a skillet on high heat with about 1 T. Olive oil.  
    4. When the pan is screaming hot, throw in your patties.
    5. Cook on each side about 5 minutes, flipping when necessary.
    “Raw” patties starting to get their groove on!

      That’s it.  No seriously, THAT IS IT!  Serve these however you want.  I put mine on wheat bread with olive oil mayo and ate them open-faced with a crap-ton of hot sauce on them.  (Yes, crap-ton is a standard measurement…. and I put hot sauce on practically everything even if I LOVE how my food came out.  I mean who doesn’t like their tongue on fire when they eat something! 😂)  You can eat them plain, throw ’em on a salad, on top of rice, on crackers… you get my drift here, right?

      Mental Note: Buy white dishes to show off the FOOD and not my amazing dishes! (Good to see my toes made the pic!)

      This meal took 10 minutes and that includes the cooking time!  Guess what we are having for lunch next Friday too…

      Happy Cooking (and eating)!i

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      Published by Jaci McDonald

      I am a wife to Jim, a mommy to Duke, and I love food - cooking and making new recipes, finding new restaurants, finding old restaurants, telling people "where they should be eating." My goal is to combine my passion for my husband, my son, and food into a fun blog that will inspire you to EAT with FAMILY!

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      4. Is the egg to keep them together?

        So i just mix tuna and egg together and plop them on a pan?

        I love tuna and this looks easy!!

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      5. Jaci!!! I made these for dinner last Thursday (we ate them on top of salads) and they were a huge hit. One of my bf’s friends stopped by while we were eating and he loved them too. Your sausage/pepper recipe is in the crock pot for dinner tonight.

        I ❤️ your blog! You write like you talk and it makes me feel like we’re drinking beers at Monty’s and then cruising Highland in the purple Scion. Great memories! Keep the new recipes coming!

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        2. The sausage and peppers were amazing too! He was eating forkfuls from the crock pot when he got home from work. We did zucchini noodles and it was so good and easy. 👍🏼

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