Easy Cheesy Baked Tuna Balls

These easy cheesy baked tuna balls are a simple low carb, gluten free snack recipe that rocks!

Easy Cheesy Baked Tuna Balls are an easy, very tasty, low carb, gluten free & grain free snack. Made with tuna, cheeses, spices, and rolled in a low carb breading and baked until crisp.

I was planning on serving these with a dip, but they were just so darn good plain, that my family ate them before I could make a dip. Oh well, next time maybe. They make a perfect snack or appetizer that everyone will love.

Easy Cheesy Baked Tuna Balls Recipe: ( * for printable recipe card, scroll down below)

Ingredients:

Tuna Ball Ingredients:

• 1 (6 to 7) ounce can tuna, drained and broken up with a fork
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
• ½ tsp golden flax meal
• 1 heaping tbsp mayonnaise, like this primal brand
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp onion powder
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil (for baking)

Breaded Coating Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp almond flour
• ½ tbsp parmesan cheese
• ⅛ tsp sea salt
• ⅛ tsp black pepper

Directions:

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

Nutritional Data : Yield: 12 balls, Serving Size: 3 tuna balls, Cal:180, Carbs: 2 g, Net Carbs: 1 g, Fiber: 1 g, Protein:14 g, Fat: 13 g, Sugars: 0 g.

*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

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Easy Cheesy Baked Tuna Balls

Prep Time

3 mins

Cook Time

14 mins

Total Time

17 mins

 

Course: gluten free, keto, low carb, primal

Cuisine: appetizers, snacks

Servings: 12

Calories: 180 kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

• 6 -7 ounce can tuna drained and broken up with a fork,
• 1 egg beaten
• ¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
• ½ tsp golden flax meal
• 1 tbsp heaping mayonnaise
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp onion powder
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil for baking
• Breaded Coating:
• 3 tbsp almond flour
• ½ tbsp parmesan cheese
• ⅛ tsp sea salt
• ⅛ tsp black pepper

Instructions

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

Recipe Notes

*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

Nutrition Facts

Easy Cheesy Baked Tuna Balls

Amount Per Serving

Calories 180 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13g 20%

Total Carbohydrates 2g 1%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Protein 14g 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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