Low Carb Cheddar Tuna Cakes

By aerin8

http://low-carb-news.blogspot.com/2013/05/cheddar-tuna-cakes.html

Ingredients

• 4 lbs, 2.5 oz can chunk light tuna (1.88 kg)
• in water, drained
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (500 mL)
• 1/2 cup Gluten-Free Bake Mix, (125 mL)
• 6 eggs, fork beaten
• 2 tbsp coconut flour (30 mL)
• 1/2 tsp salt (2 mL)

Preparation

Step 1

Drain tuna in a colander over a large bowl. Empty bowl and place tuna in it. Break tuna up into smaller bits. Add Cheddar cheese, Gluten-Free Bake Mix, page___, eggs, coconut flour and salt. Stir to combine well. Form patties and fry in nonstick frying pan in olive oil over medium heat. Fry until golden brown on one side, flip and cook the other side until golden brown as well.

Serve on low-carb hamburger buns (choose a recipe from our previous Low-Carbing Among Friends Cookbooks or search my blog for a recipe if you do not have those books.) with mayonnaise, thin tomato slices and lettuce.

Yield: 20 servings
1 serving
209.5 calories
33.3 g protein
6.9 g fat
1.1 g net carbs