ITALIAN TUNA BALLS

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

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Pasta, Supper

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

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 breadcrumb
1 egg , beaten
400g spaghetti
500g jar pasta sauce

Steps:

Flake the tuna into a bowl, then tip in the pine nuts, lemon zest, parsley, breadcrumbs and egg. Season and mix together with your hands until completely combined. Roll the mix into 12 walnut-size balls. Put a large pan of salted water on to boil, then cook the spaghetti according to pack instructions.
Heat a little of the tuna oil in a large non-stick frying pan, then fry the tuna balls for 5 mins, turning every minute or so until completely golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Heat the tomato sauce, then toss together with the pasta and tuna balls.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 594 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 92 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 35 grams protein, Sodium 1.42 milligram of sodium