Easy Cheesy Baked Tuna Balls Recipes

CHEESY TUNA MELT BALLS

Steps:

• Add one cup of bread crumbs to a medium bowl and set aside.
• Making Tuna Balls:
• Open the cans of tuna, scoop tuna chunks into a colander and drain.
• Add drained tuna to a large bowl.
• Add 1/4 cup of bread crumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, lemon zest, chopped parsley, 2 beaten eggs, cheese and mayo to a large bowl. Using a spatula stir to combine all the ingredients.
• Using a cookie scoop (I used the 2 tablespoons one), take a scoop of the tuna mixture, dump it into the prepared bowl with bread crumbs. Cover in bread crumbs, roll gently into a more perfect ball and place on a cutting board. Repeat with the remaining tuna mixture.
• Refrigerate tuna balls for at least 1 hour before frying, otherwise they won't hold their shape.

BAKED TUNA MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Add the diced onion and minced garlic and saute for a minute. Then add the chopped baby spinach and saute for another 1-2 minutes or until the spinach is wilted.
• Transfer the onion spinach mixture to a bowl and let it cool. You can place the bowl in the fridge to speed this up.
• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• Drain the cans of tuna and add the tuna to a mixing bowl along with the cooled vegetables, almond flour, eggs, mayonnaise, lemon juice, parsley, dill, salt and pepper.
• Use your hands to dig in and mix everything together, breaking up any large chunks of tuna. The finer the mixture, the easier it will stick together.
• Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out evenly sized amounts of mixture. Use your fingers to mold this into a ball, then place it on a parchment lined baking tray.
• Bake the tuna meatballs for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly golden.

EASY CHEESY BAKED TUNA BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F, and use the tbsp oil to grease a baking sheet.
• In a large mixing bowl combine all the tuna ball ingredients except for the oil and coating ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
• In a separate medium size mixing bowl combine all the breaded coating ingredients. mix together thoroughly.
• Take a tbsp of tuna mixture and roll into a ball shape with hands.
• Roll tuna ball in the breaded coating mixture to cover and place on oiled baking sheet.
• Once done rolling and coating tuna balls, bake for 14 minutes until lightly browned, turning over halfway through cooking time.
• Remove from oven and serve.

CRISPY BAKED TUNA BALLS - GOOD!

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In bowl, thoroughly mix together the tuna, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, almonds, mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, and egg. Shape into 1-inch balls.
• 3. Dip each ball in the melted butter. then roll to coat in the chips or corn flakes. Place in shallow baking pan. Bake about 10 minutes, or until light brown.

BAKED TUNA BALLS

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Prepare a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan, or any size to fit the tuna balls.
• In a bowl, combine the tuna, egg, breadcrumbs, mayo, onion, parsley, almonds, mustard, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and fresh garlic, or garlic powder (if using), do NOT add the crushed Corn Flakes cereal; combine well.
• Shape into 40 balls (for cocktail size) or larger balls, any size you desire.
• Roll completely and evenly in the crushed Corn Flakes cereal to coat well.
• Dip the coated balls completely in melted butter.
• Place on a baking sheet/pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes (for the cocktail size), and 20-25 minutes (depending on how large you make the balls) for the larger size, DON'T OVERBAKE, these do not take long to to get done.

EASY TUNA PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook, following pack instructions, until tender. Add the peas for the final 3 mins cooking time.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 mins. Add the milk, whisking constantly, then slowly bring to the boil, stirring often, until sauce thickens. Remove from the heat, add the mustard and season well.
• Heat the grill to medium. Drain the pasta and peas, then return to the pan and stir in the tuna, spring onions, sweetcorn and sauce. Tip into a shallow baking dish, top with the cheddar and cook under the grill for 5 mins or until golden and bubbling.

EASY CHEESY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain noodles and return to the pot. Pour olive oil and salt over the drained noodles; stir.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Put processed cheese food cubes into a large, microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes; pour over noodles and add tuna, peas, celery soup, mushroom soup, and black pepper. Stir to coat noodles completely; pour into a large casserole dish. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top of the noodle mixture to cover completely.
• Bake in preheated oven until Parmesan cheese just begins to brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

EASY TUNA BALL

Steps:

• Combine ingredients and mix well.
• Shape into a ball.
• Chill 4 to 6 hours.

EASY CHEESY TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon oil to the water to prevent sticking. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream of mushroom soup, mixed vegetables, canned tuna, and 1 cup of the cheddar cheese. Gently fold pasta into the soup mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour pasta and soup mixture into a 11x7 inch baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top.
• Bake in a preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly.

ONE POT TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente, adding peas for the final 3 minutes of cooking; drain.
• Melt the butter in the same pot over medium heat. Add the mushroom soup, tuna, milk, and Cheddar cheese. Stir until cheese is melted, and the mixture is smooth. Stir in the pasta and peas until evenly coated.