I found this recipe online at this site but made a few modifications to make it more to our liking. The recipe called for making nine patties, but I made 18 since we preferred to prepare enough for two nights, cooking nine each night for dinner. The half-batch of batter left after making the first batch kept well, covered in a glass bowl with a lid in the refrigerator, enabling me to prepare a freshly baked batch each evening just before dinner.
Also, we had a large salad with chopped romaine lettuce, chopped celery, grape tomatoes, diced red bell peppers, and shelled edamame, tossed with homemade yogurt dressing: Greek yogurt, sweetener, Himalayan salt, a dash of organic vinegar, made-to-taste. Tom had rice on the side.
Keto Tuna Melt Patties
SERVINGS: 18 patties
- 6 large eggs, hand beaten
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 4 cans well-drained (5 ounces each) wild-caught water-packed tuna
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat oven to 400 ℉ (205 ℃). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and spray or brush with oil.
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In a large bowl, whisk together eggs. Stir in chopped onions, shredded cheese, well-drained canned tuna, and softened cream cheese. Stir until all ingredients are well combined.
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Take a handful of the mixture and shape it into a patty. Place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining mixture. This recipe makes about 18 patties baked in two batches of 9.
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Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and flip the patties over. (If the patties are still too soft to be flipped over, bake for a few more minutes.) Bake for about five more minutes until the patties look golden brown.
Two carb grams per patty, perfect for keto, low carb, or any chosen way of eating. Although these have a higher carb count than I’d usually prefer for a dinner entree, I made an exception and kept the carb count low for the remainder of my day with hard-boiled eggs and raw veggies for breakfast and Fage Greek yogurt for an after-dinner snack.
These tuna patties are so delicious that I must avoid making them too often. When Tom likes a dish, as a picky eater, I’m tempted to make it often, especially in a case like this recipe, which took no more than ten minutes to put together and another 20 minutes to bake. I try to make various dishes and rotate them to avoid losing interest in any of our favorites. This dish is now on our favorites list.
We’re staying in today, but tomorrow, we’re heading to the new Costco store in Chaska for Tom’s hearing aid appointment. While there, we’ll purchase additional grocery and toiletry items. Tom’s appointment was initially scheduled for August at the Eden Prairie store, which is only blocks from here.
But after the Chaska store opened a few weeks ago, they called and asked if he’d like an earlier appointment at the new location, and he was thrilled about it. Doing so would allow him to make any necessary adjustments before we leave Minnesota on August 25.
That’s it for today, folks. We’ll be back with Part 2, Pet-friendly travel…Hotels.
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, July 16, 2014:
