Tuna balls with pea & sweetcorn pasta

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• Loustar14

  16 December 2007

  Loustar14 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This meal is quick, easy and perfect for kids. The tuna balls went down a storm and are also great on their own as nibbles at parties.

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• SMK

  12 February 2008

  SMK rated and commented on this recipe

  

  really wicked! loved it! It's quick and delicious. I never thought about using tuna in this way before, by making tuna balls. It worked for me and I have already recommended it to others.

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• TLO

  31 July 2008

  TLO commented on this recipe

  I made these into Burgers with a roll and ketchup kids loved them - even the one that doesnt like Tuna!

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• Angfen

  09 August 2008

  Angfen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Grat for kids... mine enjoyed making and eating them. When cooked taste like bread rolls, next time will add more breadcrumbs

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• polarbear

  29 November 2009

  polarbear rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Never mind for kids ... we all love this this one! Made it several times now. I get all the ingredients together and pop them all in the food processor. Makes the mixture lovely and smooth. And saves me some work!

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• Pebbles

  22 December 2010

  Pebbles rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Kids loved these. Used a 185g tin of tuna and it worked fine.

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• Anna

  19 January 2011

  Anna rated and commented on this recipe

  

  absolutely lovely recipe, but very greasy. Next time i will try it with no oil but with extra egg. little one ate everything thou.

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• thedemonbean

  08 April 2011

  thedemonbean rated and commented on this recipe

  

  saturday night special quick, easy and delicous and I'm the faddy one in the house. : )

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• Shaz

  04 April 2012

  Shaz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My daughter loved these and she is quite a fussy eater. Only had 160g of tuna but still worked ok...didn't add the chives.

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• *vix*

  01 August 2012

  *vix* rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Brilliant. I made them with a 185g can of tuna in brine, panko breadcrumbs and no chives. No chance of any getting frozen tho as between my daughter's dinner portion and myself and husband snacking on them they went in one sitting. My 2 yr old has renamed them yummy balls.

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• Carla

  26 October 2012

  Carla commented on this recipe

  These went down a treat and vey easy to make. My three year old hates tuna and even he will eat them

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• aniseedgal

  11 November 2012

  aniseedgal rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Much better recipe than the last attempt i made at tuna patties, as the cheese stops it drying out too much. Really pleased with the result this time, although i used mature cheese which made it taste extra salty.

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• Jenny

  25 November 2012

  Jenny rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Had the tuna balls with spaghetti and tomato sauce. I'd use less oil in the frying pan next time as there's oil in the tuna already. Didn't add the chives but still v tasty. We made double and the leftovers were nice the next day.

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• Lubiloo

  14 February 2013

  Lubiloo commented on this recipe

  Clean plates and happy 3 year old twins - need I say more! Very easy to make, not sure you need to fry the balls in oil as fine in a good non-stick pan without it.

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Ingredients

FOR THE TUNA BALLS

• 200g can tuna in oil
• 85g fresh breadcrumbs
• 50g cheddar , finely grated
• 1 large egg , lightly beaten
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
• 2 tbsp sunflower or olive oil , for frying
• tomato ketchup , to serve

FOR THE PASTA

• 100g small pasta shapes
• a handful of frozen peas
• half a 418g can creamed-style corn

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Enough for 4 child portions

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Ready in 30-40 minutes

Freeze the tuna balls only

Ingredients

FOR THE TUNA BALLS

• 200g can tuna in oil
• 85g fresh breadcrumbs
• 50g cheddar , finely grated
• 1 large egg , lightly beaten
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
• 2 tbsp sunflower or olive oil , for frying
• tomato ketchup , to serve

FOR THE PASTA

• 100g small pasta shapes
• a handful of frozen peas
• half a 418g can creamed-style corn

517 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 2g, sugar 4g, salt 1.78 g

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