Baked Tuna Meatballs

Name: Baked Tuna Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 medium onion; 2 cups baby spinach; 2 cloves garlic; 3 ounce cans tuna; 1/4 cup almond flour; 2 beaten eggs; 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill; salt and pepper

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings
5 servings
Calories
243 kcal
Course
Main Course, Appetizer
Cuisine
American

Baked Tuna Meatballs

Heather Dixon

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Baked tuna meatballs are a healthy, seafood spin on meatballs! They're paleo, low-carb and keto-friendly as well. Watch the video above to see how I make them!

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Ingredients

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1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 medium onion finely diced
2 cups baby spinach chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
3 ounce cans tuna or one pound cooked tuna
1/4 cup almond flour
2 beaten eggs
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill chopped
salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Add the diced onion and minced garlic and saute for a minute. Then add the chopped baby spinach and saute for another 1-2 minutes or until the spinach is wilted.
Transfer the onion spinach mixture to a bowl and let it cool. You can place the bowl in the fridge to speed this up.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
Drain the cans of tuna and add the tuna to a mixing bowl along with the cooled vegetables, almond flour, eggs, mayonnaise, lemon juice, parsley, dill, salt and pepper.
Use your hands to dig in and mix everything together, breaking up any large chunks of tuna. The finer the mixture, the easier it will stick together.
Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out evenly sized amounts of mixture. Use your fingers to mold this into a ball, then place it on a parchment lined baking tray.
Bake the tuna meatballs for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly golden.

Notes

The recipe makes 20 tuna meatballs.
For picky eaters when it comes to seafood, this recipe is more mild in flavor than my salmon patties, so give it a try!
If your meatballs are too soft you can add a little more almond flour or coconut flour (which is highly absorbent).
This is the cookie scoop I use and love.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 4meatballs Calories 243kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 4g (1%) Protein 28g (56%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 110mg (37%) Sodium 443mg (18%) Potassium 361mg (10%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 1388IU (28%) Vitamin C 8mg (9%) Calcium 55mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 243 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	4meatballs
Calories	243kcal	12%
Carbohydrates	4g	1%
Protein	28g	56%
Fat	12g	18%
Saturated Fat	2g	10%
Cholesterol	110mg	37%
Sodium	443mg	18%
Potassium	361mg	8%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	1g	2%
Vitamin A	1388IU	28%
Vitamin C	8mg	9%
Calcium	55mg	6%
Iron	2mg	11%