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Baked Tuna Meatballs
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!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 243 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 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
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.
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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
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
% 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.