Name: Crispy Tuna Cakes with Macaroni Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 6 ounce cans tuna; 3 carrots (finely diced (divided)); 3 celery (finely diced (divided)); 1 cup chopped parsley (divided); ½ cup chopped dill (divided); 1 egg (beaten); ½ cup panko bread crumbs; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard (divided); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper; 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (such as Colavita (divided)); 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 cups cooked macaroni or penne or your favorite pasta

Crispy Tuna Cakes with Macaroni Salad

Use canned tuna to make a fun dinner of fish cakes with pasta salad. Healthy, easy and a big crowd pleaser.

Crispy Tuna Cakes with Macaroni Salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

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Servings

Ingredients

2 6 ounce cans tuna
3 carrots finely diced (divided)
3 celery finely diced (divided)
1 cup chopped parsley divided
½ cup chopped dill divided
1 egg beaten
½ cup panko bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard divided
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil such as Colavita (divided)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups cooked macaroni or penne or your favorite pasta

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine tuna, 1 carrot, diced, and 1 celery, diced with ¼ cup each chopped parsley and dill. Add egg, panko, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and salt and pepper.
Heat sauté pan over medium heat. Add 4 tablespoons evoo. Form tuna mixture into ⅓-cup patties. Fry 5 minutes per side.
Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine remaining carrots, celery, parsley and dill and mix with Dijon, evoo and lemon juice. Toss with macaroni. Serve with patties.