TUNA PATTIES – Easy Recipe
Tuna patties are easy and delicious.
We love these tuna patties. If you like salmon patties, you will like these as well. This recipe is so versatile in that you can add spices you like to make it your own recipe. They keep well for several days refrigerated and can be reheated in the oven or microwave. The recipe could be doubled for a larger family or even tripled. We love these with ketchup or dipped in salsa or ranch dressing. They go great with any meal and kids will love them, too. You might also like to check out our recipe for salmon patties.
Tuna patties will become a favorite on a busy weeknight.
2 (5 ounce) cans chunk light tuna in water, drained
1 egg
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
Few drops hot sauce, optional
25 Ritz crackers, finely crumbled (could use saltine crackers)
1/3 cup cooking oil (I use Canola)
Mix together all ingredients in a bowl with a spoon except cooking oil. Heat oil in skillet until sizzling. Pat tuna mixture into patties with your hands. Brown in hot oil on both sides. Turn down and continue cooking about ten minutes until crusty brown. Makes 5 to 6 patties depending on size you make them. Enjoy!
Tuna Patties
Ingredients
- 2 5 ounce cans chunk light tuna in water, drained
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Few drops hot sauce optional
- 25 Ritz crackers finely crumbled (could use saltine crackers)
- 1/3 cup cooking oil I use Canola
Instructions
- Mix together all ingredients in a bowl with a spoon except cooking oil. Heat oil in skillet until sizzling. Pat tuna mixture into patties with your hands. Brown in hot oil on both sides.
- Turn down and continue cooking about ten minutes until crusty brown. Makes 5 to 6 patties depending on size you make them.
Don’t forget to pin tuna patties. 
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I just tried this recipe‼️‼️‼️ When I tell you, this tastes AMAZING Though I didn’t have any Dijon mustard, I used a teaspoon of regular mustard instead. This is hands down, my favorite and will be using this from here on out. Can’t wait for my husband to get home and try them. Thank you for sharing.
YAY!! So glad you enjoyed these! We love them too!
I wanted to let you know that I made this last night and we LOVED IT! I intended on having leftovers for lunch, but we ate all of them. Lol! Thank you for sharing! Definitely making again!
YAY!! SO glad it was a hit!!
Can you use Salmon instead of Tuna?
Yes, if you read the tuna patties recipe, our salmon pattie recipe is linked.
Tuna patties were good but too packey. They were pretty as a picture
but just too packey. Do you think I mixed too much. Had to though
because of 25 crackers you put in.
Enjoy your blog.
Let me know what you think
We enjoyed them following the recipe, but I did think that mine were not moist enough. I probably had small eggs instead of large, bcuz I usually buy what’s on sale. I should have used 2 eggs with mine, or less crackers to make up for it.
Love all these recipes!