Photo: Giovanna Gomes
Italian tuna balls
8 ingredients
15 min
Serves 4
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A superhealthy twist on a family favourite that can be served with spaghetti or squashed flat and cooked as burgers
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
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