Onion & Herb Keto Tuna Cakes

Keto tuna cakes made with onion and herb are a quick option for a dinner or lunch recipe. Tuna patties are protein packed but adding olive oil, mayo or cheese makes them great for the keto diet!

Some quick tips I learned while working with tuna patties is that they are very dry. Or should I say absorbent?

In order to make these keto tuna cakes with onion and herbs I knew I had to bring in different types of fat. Frying them in olive oil is a great option. But, the touches of blue cheese really changed things.

I actually had some blue cheese leftover from my chicken meatballs recipe when I made these.

Ingredients in tuna cakes:

• Canned tuna
• Diced onion
• Blue cheese or cheese of choice
• Chopped mint leaves or herb of choice
• Garlic, salt and pepper for seasoning
• Large eggs

How to make keto tuna cakes with onion and herb

1. Drain tuna then toss in a large bowl made for mixing.
   
2. Toss in with drained tuna, then add cheese, salt, garlic powder, pepper then combine.
   
3. Mix egg in bowl on the side if you like or crack them right over the mix. Then incorporate the eggs and mayo.
   
4. Cook on medium high heat in a sauté pan with a little olive oil to help reduce sticking. Flip when one side has browned.
   
5. Cook the other side then remove from heat. You can eat them as soon as they are removed or wait for them to cool a little.
   

Which tuna is best for the keto diet?

There are a few different types of tuna in your grocery store. On average you will find 3 different kinds:

• Solid white albacore tuna
• Chunk white albacore tuna
• Chunk light tuna

Chunk white albacore will be the best for this keto tuna cakes recipe. The solid white is more steak-like which will make it more difficult for mixing. Chunk white will give you bits of chunked tuna patties with great texture.

The chunk light will be very mushy and shredded. This may be more ideal depending on the cook themselves.

Is canned tuna keto approved?

Yes, the only downside I can say about tuna is that there isn’t much fat. Fat is the basis for the keto diet. So adding in more moisture such as eggs, mayo and the cheese crank up the flavor as well as the fat too.

Tuna to avoid!

Avoid all canned tuna in vegetable oil! This includes cottonseed, soy and rapeseed. Tuna in water or olive oil is best. Be sure to read the ingredients on the nutrition label to make sure they don’t sneak anything in.

Does it fit your macros?

Below you will find full nutritional facts vis Cronometer. These keto tuna cakes with onion and herb come out to only 1g net carbs each! Recipe makes 8-10 tuna patties.

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Onion and Herb Keto Tuna Cakes

Keto tuna cakes made with onion and herb are a quick option for a dinner or lunch recipe. Tuna patties are protein packed but adding olive oil, mayo or cheese makes them great for the keto diet!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Servings 8 tuna patties

Ingredients

 

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• 10 ounces chopped canned tuna
• 1/2 diced onion (small-medium)
• 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles (or cheese of choice)
• 1/4 cup chopped mint leaves (or herb of choice)
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 tablespoon mayo
• 2 large Eggs

Instructions

 

• Drain tuna then toss in a large bowl made for mixing.
• Dice 1/2 of an onion and chop up mint leaves.
• Toss in with drained tuna, then add cheese, salt, garlic powder, pepper then combine.
• Mix egg in bowl on the side if you like or crack them right over the mix. Then incorporate the eggs.
• Cook on medium high heat in a sauté pan with a little olive oil to help reduce sticking. Flip when one side has browned.
• Cook the other side then remove from heat. You can eat them as soon as they are removed or wait for them to cool a little.

Notes

There are a few different types of tuna in your grocery store. On average you will find 3 different kinds:

• Solid white albacore tuna
• Chunk white albacore tuna
• Chunk light tuna

Chunk white albacore will be the best for this keto tuna cakes recipe. The solid white is more steak-like which will make it more difficult for mixing. Chunk white will give you bits of chunked tuna patties with great texture.

The chunk light will be very mushy and shredded. This may be more ideal depending on the cook themselves.

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