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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 Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked tuna meatballs, seafood meatballs, tuna meatballs
Servings: 5 servings
Author: Lisa Bryan

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium onion finely diced
  • 2 cups baby spinach chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 5-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.

Video

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

Serving: 4meatballs | Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 443mg | Potassium: 361mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1388IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg