Tuna Melt Fritters (Low Carb)
These tuna melt fritters are such a great way to use up your canned tuna. I love Ortiz brand’s quality and eat this at least once a week. This recipe comes together in 15 minutes and tastes a lot like crab cakes.
Love that this is super low carb and delicious. You can use the combination of mayo and Sriracha sauce OR use mayo and mustard for a less spicy option. Old Bay seasoning would work great here! I love a little lemon with this so I paired it with my lemon aioli sauce. If you like these, you will love my Best Crab Cakes or my Spicy Salmon Croquettes!
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Tuna Melt Fritters
Ingredients
- 12 oz canned tuna fish, drained
- 1/4 cup red onion chopped
- 3/4 cup heaping shredded mozzarella
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 tbs parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup mayonaisse
- 1 tbs Sriracha sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbs olive oil
Lemon Aioli:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 lemon, half zested + full juiced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp dried mint
- pinch dried mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, add the tuna fish and mash with a fork. Next add in the onion, mozzarella, eggs, parsley, mayo, Sriracha, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Mix it all together to incorporate.
- Add a light drizzle of oil to a non stick pan and cook about 1/4 cup each fritter, flatten it out and cook 3 minutes per side. Serve with the aioli or some lemon slices.
Lemon Aioli:
- Whisk together the ingredients. Taste and adjust if needed.
Made these tonight and they were delicious. The aioli was a bit too loose, I will have to figure out a thicker sauce. Great flavors in fritters and aioli
Hi Juli, I’m really glad the fritters worked! If the sauce is ever too thin or watery just add more mayo too thicken it up!
wow!!! see now this is what I’m talking about. too lazy to make the airline but the fritters were perfect!!!! I can eat these for a WEEK!!! Thannnnkkk you Stella 🩵
I tried these today and it‘s really a quick and tasty meal. I didn‘t add mayo because I do not like it. Just mustard and a little bit of Sambal Olek. I ate it with some cucumber.
Thanks for this nice idea and best regards from Vienna/Austria.
Ingrid
these look so yummy and a great lunchbox filler. I’m making them for dinner, but will have to add Cheddar as I don’t have mozzarella. hopefully they will turn out okay.
Hi Lara, cheddar cheese sounds amazing to me!!
Just made these for lunch. They are delicious!
I loved this recipe!!! Quick and easy to make. A fabulous way to eat a boring can of Tuna!! 🙂
Thank you for sharing and I am very excited to try more recipes.
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Hi James! So happy you tried the fritters and enjoyed them! Thank you for taking the time to rate the recipe!!
This looks deelish? Would it be possible in the air fryer?
thanks!
tima
Hi Tima, yes – definitely air fry them!! 375 F 10-12 minutes – flip halfway through! Also make sure the batter is not too thin.
My fritters were too soggy 🙁
Hi Claudia, i’m so sorry to hear that! Sounds like too many liquids. Did you drain the tuna well?
These are amazing! They came out great. I wouldn’t alter a thing. A new weekday dish. Thank you.
HI Darla, so glad you liked them – thank you for the kind feedback!
These were amazing! Thank you!
HI Sheena, so glad you liked them – thank you for the rating!
Silly question, but can the tuna be substituted for canned salmon if we have no tuna handy?
HI Syl, YES, i would sub in canned salmon here!
excited to try this, but the suggestion of old bay seasoning….how, and to the tuna mixture or aoli ?
thanks
HI Nancy, definitely add 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning to the tuna mixture!
Made these following the recipe to a T. Turned out great. I’d make again!
Hi Andrew, glad you enjoyed the fritters! Thanks for trying them!
how many servings does this make?
HI Kathleen, This recipe makes 9 fritters! It depends on how many you like, main or side dish or snack!
Hi. What cooking temperature? These look great for tonight’s dinner. I may have missed it but I don’t see what temperature to cook the tuna fritters. Thanks.
HI Mary, start off at medium high and then adjust to medium once they get tan.
at what temp??? Medium high??? Ate they for a skillet or oven?
medium high world be for ca skillet on the stove top.
Just made these and they were a hit! Absolutely delicious!! 😋
Hi Dineska, Glad you liked them! Thanks so much for trying them out!
very easy very tasty
Hi Helen, so glad you liked the tuna fritters! Thank you for the review!
Stella for the nutritionL value..that is based.on how many patties?? the recipie makes 9….respectively..so the values you listed are for the whole recipie???
Sublime! And fast & simple makes it +2…
I can’t eat Mozzarella so I used a cheese blend that works for me
so it’s easy to adapt as well!
Just made them,,,,they were very good and they were a big hit even with my husband. I loved that I had all the ingredients and definitely will make them again!
What is the calorie amount per fritter without the aoili please
please can you adjust the weights to suit the UK? a tin of tuna here is 3.8oz.
MT
Dawn
I just finished making the tuna melt fritters! They are excellent and I will certainly use this recipe again. Thank you!
Lynn
at what temp???
is the nutritional information per one fritter or the whole serving?
Just made these and they were delicious!
Thanks for the recipe. Definitely making these again!
Mine were too liquidy. I must not have drained the tuna well. So pan frying was a disaster. My bad. But I got the idea of using a waffle maker. With sufficient spraying, that worked well and seemed easier than the pan.
Saw these on TikTok and knew i had to make them ASAP!
So good! So easy!
For sure going into my arsenal of recipes!
Hi Johnnie, glad they were enjoyed! Thanks for the kind review!
Loved the fritters. Used about half Mozzarella and half Gruyère. Next time I’ll skip the aioli.
Thank you for trying them and i’m glad you liked them!
I made this tonight, my husband looooved it! Very easy to make! First time I made a dish from your site, will not be the last! 😉
These look really good. Thank you for sharing
These right here are da TRUTH!!! Delicious as is. Wouldn’t change a thing. Made smaller portions — ended up w/ 14 nice-sized patties! Have shared recipe with others and they love it.
Just made these and they’re so tasty! I even did a little dance when I first tried them 🙌
Temperature???
At what temp do I bake it?
medium high means in a skillet on the stove top
I used white shredded cheddar cheese and 14 cup panko bread crumbs. very good!
Hi Susan, awesome! Glad you liked them!
These look ONOLISHUS….🤙🏽🌺
Gonna make these thia weekend../🤙🏽
Hi Donna, hope you enjoy!!
Thank you for this delicious recipe ! My picky toddler loves it !
Hi Jordan, love to hear that – they are the toughest critics!!
Wow! Perfect substitute to combat my carb/gluten-filled tuna melt craving! Thank you! I didn’t even need the aioli, but will use that elsewhere.
Hi Lisa, thanks for sharing your experience!
These were so easy to fix for my lunch and so delicious!
HI Susie, glad you liked them!
Super good recipe will use this often!
Hi Tamar, thanks so much!
I’m replacing tuna with canned salmon. my son can’t eat tuna. great recipe.
Hi Daph, sounds awesome to me!
Could you bake these in the oven and if so what temperature and for how long please?🙋♀️🇨🇦🙏👏😋
Hi Elizabeth, Bake at 400F for 18-20 minutes flipping halfway through!
Loved them! Great tasting and quick to make! Great meal for us keto lovers. Keep up with all of your great recipes and tips!
Hello Heidi, glad you liked them! Thanks for trying them
This recipe looks delicious. Will definitely be making these tuna melts in a few days.
However,I do have one question. I do not consume eggs; can I use flax eggs instead to make this recipe?
This sounds like a great way to use tuna! I have sardines…would they work in this recipe. I need to use them but not sure how!?
Hi Alice, that sounds like an interesting idea. I’m not sure if it would work but I would try it!
This is going to be my go-to for canned skipjack and frozen ahi. thank You!
Hi Caroline, glad you like them!
I made these tonight and my husband loved them so much that he kept eating them as I was taking them out of the pan so there was nothing left at the end. He just stood there waiting with his plate and fork haha.
Question: Can these be done in the oven as well? If so, at which temp and time please. Thank you!
Hi Leia, Thats so awesome!!
Glad they were enjoyed by him lol
Yes, you can bake these at 400 F for 18-20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
Thank you so much!
Hi, Do you use tuna in oil or water? Thanks
Hi Iris, I always use tuna in olive oil!
Thank you!
Shredded cheese is correctly measured in ounces or pounds, not cups.
How many ounces in your 3/4 cup?
About 3 ounces shredded cheese here
deelish
Hi Noreen, glad you liked them!
Delicious! But guess I didn”t drain my tuna well enough, just wouldn’t fry up without falling apart. Maybe my eggs were too big. I used fresh mozzarella also. Added some Ritz cracker crumbs to help it stay together better. But we loved them! Thank you!!!
Hi Ruth, sound great to me! Thanks for trying them!
I’ve made something very similar except I used veggy cream cheese in place of the mayo. The cream cheese is thick so it really helps to bind every thing together, it also tastes incredible!
Hi Renee, glad you liked them! and thanks for sharing the tips about the cream cheese – sounds delicious!
Made these for Lunch. It is so far the best recipe that I could find for something similar to a fish cake recipe. The taste was delicious it will definitely be my go-to from now on. I made them in the air Fryer on 180 C for 8 min.
Hi Henika, glad the recipe worked out for you! Thanks for trying them!
Hello, have you tried to bake them in the airfryer, by any chance? Thanks you!
Hi Sandra, yes this recipe works for the air fryer
Thanks, Stella, I dare asking…about how long please? I don’t want to ruin them 😊
Hi Sandra, To air fry about 15 minutes to bake 20-22 minutes. You want to visually see a golden brown color – but not too dark brown. Enjoy!
I used tuna that is NOT to be drained. What do you recommend to use to thicken it? Crackers, or Panko?
Hi Mary, you can use panko or crackers
Someone tell me what I did wrong. I use package tuna. Nothing to drain. But disaster. I knew they were wet but have never used cheese so thought they will hold together. Took them out of the pan added bread crumbs. Was I suppose to roll them in bred bread crumbs. Wonder if I could bake? Help!
Absolutely delish – will take to a friend’s for farewell dinner next week!
Hi Ann, glad the recipe was enjoyed by many! Thanks for the kind rating too! <3
OMG. These fritters are so delicious. I made them for lunch. instead of mayo. I used plain Greek yogurt for both the tuna mix and a lemon aoli sauce. which taste a lot like tazziki sauce, without the cucumber. I cooked the tuna fritters in a cast iron pan using Pam. they didn’t stick and cooked up really well. I will make them again
Hi James, Sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing your feedback and I’m glad you liked the dish!
These were so delicious and easy to make. I used greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise as I wanted to use up the container. I also added dry dill. I was concerned that the mixture wouldn’t come together as it was quite moist but they worked out great once they started cooking on the pan. I would definitely make this again. Fun way to elevate a simple can of tuna. thank you!
Hi Christeen, Glad the recipe was enjoyed! Thanks for the kind feedback!
Loved’em. A hit with the fam. Will definitely make again! ;)~