Short on time but hungry for something delicious?

These tuna patties will come to the rescue.

Tuna Patties: A Kid-Friendly Favorite Adults Love Too

Tuna patties!

Tuna patties topped with sauce and stacked on a plate with a forkful of patties removed and set next to it.

Ciara Kehoe

All you have to do is say these two words and I’m flooded with childhood memories.

We kids are only a few feet high, have tiny feet, scabbed knees, and boundless energy.

We were enthusiastic about food, to say the least.

Tuna cakes on a white plate along with a lemon wedge and fork.

Ciara Kehoe

An Easy Go-To Dinner

Back then, this was one of my mother’s go-to dishes.

Oh yes, and they taste great!

(At least to us.

Ingredients in a bowl to make a tuna cakes recipe.

Ciara Kehoe

Big fans of canned tuna here.)

But there are so many options, how do you choose?

Packed in oil or water?It’s really a matter of personal preference.

Ingredients mixed in a bowl to make a tuna patties recipe.

Ciara Kehoe

Light vs. white tuna?Albacore tuna is the only kind that can be labeled as white tuna.

“Light” tuna is usually skipjack or yellowfin, with slightly darker meat and more flavorful.

The difference is akin to the difference between white meat and dark meat chicken.

Tuna patties scooped on parchment paper to show how to make tuna fish.

Ciara Kehoe

Again, which one you choose is based on our personal preference.

Sprinkle on some salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Taste the mixture before adding the egg to see if it needs more seasoning to your taste.

Pressing tuna patties together to show how to make tuna fish.

Ciara Kehoe

Mix in the egg.

Divide the mixture into 4 parts.

With each part, form into a ball and then flatten into a patty.

Flattening the tuna cake mixture for a tuna cake recipe.

Ciara Kehoe

Place onto a wax paper-lined tray and chill for an hour.

(you’re able to skip the chilling if you are short on time.

Chilling just helps the patties stay together when you cook them.)

Pan frying tuna patties.

Ciara Kehoe

Serve with wedges of lemon.

you’re free to also serve withtartar sauceon slider buns for a tuna burger.

Squeezing lemon on tuna cakes.

Ciara Kehoe