GRAMMIE BEA'S TUNA SPINACH LOAF

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A great dish on those cold nights of winter, when you want something hot out of the oven. This old fashioned recipe is one my gram made often, and it is WONDERFUL! Try it, and see for yourself!

Provided by Lindas Busy Kitchen

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h5m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons oil
1 medium onion, minced
1/2 lemon (half of that cut into slices for garnish, and the other half to be squeezed into mixture)
1 (12 1/2-13 ounce) can tuna
4 slices white bread, crumbled
1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed, and drained well
1/2 cup sour cream (4 oz. container)
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, over med. heat, cook onion in oil until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat.
  • Meanwhile cut lemon in half and refrigerate half. With the half you are using, thinly slice half of that lemon into slices, for garnish, and set the other piece aside until later.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Grease a 8 1/2x4 1/2" loaf pan.
  • Drain tuna. In a lg. bowl, finely flake tuna with a fork.
  • Break up bread into crumbs, and add to tuna. Mix well.
  • Add onion, lemon juice from the piece left over after slicing, spinach, sour cream, eggs, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
  • Spoon tuna mixture into greased pan.
  • Bake for 50 mins., or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  • When tuna loaf is done, cool in pan, on wire rack, for 10 mins., for easier serving.
  • Put tuna loaf on warm platter.
  • Garnish with lemon slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 781.8, Fat 42.2, SaturatedFat 14.1, Cholesterol 304.1, Sodium 934.3, Carbohydrate 43.4, Fiber 8.1, Sugar 6.3, Protein 60.2

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