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Italian tuna balls
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Italian tuna balls

8 ingredients 15 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Italian tuna balls

A superhealthy twist on a family favourite that can be served with spaghetti or squashed flat and cooked as burgers

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1449
Calories
57g
Protein
68g
Fat
153g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Sunflower 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 160g cans of tuna in sunflower or olive oil, drained (reserve a little oil)
  • small handful of pine nuts
  • freshly grated zest 1 lemon
  • small handful parsley leaves, roughly chopped
  • 50g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 400g spaghetti
  • 500g jar pasta sauce

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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