Italian tuna balls

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• Simlau

  2007-10-31 13:35:29.608614

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• lyndsey

  2007-11-06 21:25:15.402205

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  Very quick to prepare and so light tasting - a real alternative to traditional beef meatballs. I made this for the family, and everyone asked where i had got the recipe from!

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• angela

  2007-12-04 19:36:42.113559

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  very nice

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• Dee Russell

  2008-01-19 17:36:21.97563

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  For even the children to sit and eat with no fuss this was a real winner! We omitted the parsley as they both hate it but had loads of basil in our sauce.

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• Maria

  2008-02-03 13:26:01.131771

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  Made this several times and its one of my favorites. Love it the taste of tuna and lemon.

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• Sandra

  2008-02-25 16:00:54.508601

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  We have made this several times, and it is a great hit, even with my 11 year old daughter who says she doesn't like tuna!!!

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• psyren

  2008-03-05 09:23:19.339066

  psyren commented on this recipe

  It was nice altho it wasnt quite to my taste. I think I would add more seasoning.

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• Victoria

  2008-04-18 23:16:29.210993

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  Very nice, but next time I will do double the amount to serve four.

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• .:sarah:.

  2008-05-14 18:51:18.979972

  .:sarah:. rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Was nicer 2nd time with some adjustments! Did have to make more to serve 4 (2 adults, 2 teenagers) so i used 3 tins of tuna instead of 2 i also added 1 clove of chopped garlic, 1 small finely chopped onion and substituted the parsley for chives (1 daughter hates parsley) also added a sneaky pinch of chilli powder and they tasted great!

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• Kate

  2008-05-21 11:05:45.45843

  Kate commented on this recipe

  This was very nice and really easy to make. I have been looking for a meat free - meat ball recipe and this one is perfect! Thanks!

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• Helen

  2008-05-27 20:32:51.766732

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  This was a great receipe, would definately make it again. It was the first time my 4 year old would eat tuna (I told her they were meatballs and she happily scoffed the lot!)

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• Lush_Loni

  2008-07-30 13:54:03.95347

  Lush_Loni rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I found this quite tricky to make, my tuna balls fell apart a bit, not sure where I went wrong. I was embarassed presenting my boyfriend with it..... I would attempt to make them again but I was disappointed at first try.

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• leannebookless

  2008-09-17 12:34:56.160602

  leannebookless rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Tuna made a great eqivalent to pork or beef! Also used whole wheat pasta and burgen breadcrumbs to cut the cals.

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• di

  2008-09-18 19:10:28.544428

  di rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yes the meatballs are a bit fiddly to cook but the result is well worth it, I didn't use parsley as I made a tomato and basil sauce to go with it but they were very tasty and enjoyed by all. I would agree however that there is no way that this would feed 4, it just fed 2 adults and two little ones!

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• Vivienne

  2008-10-01 07:34:55.61022

  Vivienne commented on this recipe

  i made them and put them in the fridge for an hour prior to cooking and had no problems with them falling apart.

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• Frantic Flapjack

  2008-10-06 10:58:45.293347

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I added some more breadcrumbs to the mixture which seemed to work well binding it all together. The first batch fell apart a bit but the second batch were fine. All in all, a tasty, filling dinner.

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• Dee

  2008-10-12 17:35:00.158164

  Dee commented on this recipe

  This was a tasty meal, and was easy to make. We used Asda spicy tomato pasta sauce for the sauce and "mmm", was really good. Our little girl ate some of it too, which was good as she is fussy!

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• queenemsie

  2008-11-08 16:22:10.628848

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• James Court YMCA

  2008-11-19 13:45:31.11258

  James Court YMCA rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Vicky made this and the steamed chocolate pudding. We found making fresh breadcrumbs a bit difficult but the bread quickly mixed in with the other ingredients and the balls stayed together quite well. We made a tomato sauce with an onion softened in olive oil and a tin of tomatoes.

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• K!

  2008-11-25 16:10:42.391881

  K! rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I cook these very often for a quick tea with Jamie Olivers easy tomato sauce and spaghetti. My 1 year old daughter loves them too, I leave out the nuts and add red onion and sweetcorn.

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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 breadcrumbs
• 1 egg , beaten
• 400g spaghetti
• 500g jar pasta sauce

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

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 breadcrumbs
• 1 egg , beaten
• 400g spaghetti
• 500g jar pasta sauce

Per serving

594 kcalories, protein 35g, carbohydrate 92g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, sugar 8g, salt 1.42 g

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