These tuna burgers are so delicious. My husband is a very fussy eater, and he loves these. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 (5 ounce) can tuna, drained
- 1 egg
- ½ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup minced onion
- ¼ cup minced celery
- ¼ cup minced red bell pepper
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chili sauce
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce
- 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
- 4 hamburger buns
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 4 leaves of lettuce (Optional)
Directions
Step 1
Combine tuna, egg, bread crumbs, onion, celery, red bell pepper, mayonnaise, hot chili sauce, chili sauce, dill, salt, pepper, hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well. Shape into 4 patties (mixture will be very soft and delicate). Refrigerate for 30 minutes to make the patties easier to handle, if desired.
Step 2
Coat a non-stick skillet with cooking spray; fry tuna patties for about 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until cooked through. These are fragile, so be careful when turning them.
Step 3
Serve on buns with tomato slices and lettuce leaves, if desired.
Tips
Editor's Note:
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 4 | |
Calories 353 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat16g | 20% |
Saturated Fat3g | 14% |
Cholesterol61mg | 20% |
Sodium779mg | 34% |
Total Carbohydrate37g | 13% |
Dietary Fiber3g | 11% |
Total Sugars3g | |
Protein16g | |
Vitamin C22mg | 108% |
Calcium113mg | 9% |
Iron3mg | 18% |
Potassium362mg | 8% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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- by: BIZZYSMOM
- 23 years ago
I reviewed this a few years ago using substituted ingredients and thought it was great. I finally got around to making it as written and it is even better! I too had no idea what Chili sauce was, but found it in the ketchup aisle…made by Heinz. It tastes like a jazzed up ketchup to me…a bit tangy/spicy but not at all “hot”. It is kid friendly…and I think you might be able to sub plain old ketchup in its place. I make them with low fat mayo, egg substitute, and form the patties earlier in the day so they can firm up in the fridge until I’m ready to cook. If you are worried about getting them cooked all the way, try making 5 thinner patties instead. Cook them gently and I think you’ll appreciate this recipe.
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- by: Dana Hall
- 23 years ago
These are wonderful! I did make a few changes since I didn’t have all ingredients on hand. I made this without the red bell peppers, celery and worcestershire sauce. Since I was making it for my children, I reduced the chili sauce to 1 T, as it can be pretty spicey. Yummy!
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- by: Katherine
- 22 years ago
These tuna burgers are excellent. I made the “salsa” (onions/celery/bell pepper/chili sauce, spices) a day in advance. I also microwaved it for a short time; I didn’t want the veggies to be too crunchy. I agree that refrigerating the patties helps them stay together when they are being pan fried. I will definitely make these again.
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- by: ASHBETH
- 22 years ago
These are a good alternative to fatty hamburgers and were tasty enough. I minced my veggies in a one cup food processor, which added more liquid to the recipe. I had to add another cup or so of breadcrumbs to make up for the extra liquid. I cooked these on my George Foreman Grill for four minutes. Our main quandry was which sauce to use on our burgers. I chose mayo, my husband chose ketchup and neither of us was really satisfied. Next time, we’ll try tartar sauce or thousand island dressing. My nineteen month old, who normally eats anything, wouldn’t touch these.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 22 years ago
Recipe pretty good as is, but next time, I will make the following changes: use regular bread crumbs–not Italian flavored. The oregano was overpowering. Also, use green onion and not regular. I think celery salt can be used for celery, and like other reviewers, I left out the dill all together. I added cajun seasoning, and although it was spicy, we loved it. I will definitely make these again with the above listed alterations.
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- by: HEATHER28
- 22 years ago
This was a fantastic recipe. I have made tuna patties in the past and this recipe had the best flavor and consistency…similar to crab cakes. I added a bit more bread crumbs…about 3/4 cup total and served it with some southwestern flavored sour cream dip, but tartar would be good. I also made these on my George Foreman grill. Just spray the grill with oil spray and cook about four minutes. No need to flip or anything. Highly recommend.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 21 years ago
I’m always trying to find new recipes during lent, and I know I found a keeper this time. Yum! I made these twice. The first time they came out very soggy, but with good flavor. The second time I increased to bread crumbs to 3/4c and that seemed to help. Also deleted the bell peppers and increased the hot pepper.
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- by: LILSPINSTER
- 21 years ago
These “burgers” are great! I omitted the onion, salt and pepper, and used green pepper and maybe slightly more bread crumbs than called for, and these came out excellent! I got 3 decent sized patties, though, not four, but they were very tasty and are similar to my mother’s salmon patties. Easy, fast and delicious. Highly recommend.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 21 years ago
I’m always looking to find recipes that have tuna in it and I’m sick of tuna salads. When I read this recipe I decided why not! I have all the ingredients at home. I tell my husband what we’re having for dinner and he has the phone in his hand ready to call Pizza Pizza. lol Well, three burgers later (yup) and he’s telling me (with his mouth full) WOW, you wouldn’t know you’re eating tuna, that’s for sure! I topped it off with Mozzarella and mayo and used the George Foreman Grill! Will definitely make again 🙂 Thanks Holly!
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- by: Maria Marsicano Mignogna
- 21 years ago
I really enjoyed this recipe. My husband, on the other hand, did not (but he doesn’t like crab cakes, so that is why). I thought that they held together great, and I also did not use all the ingredients as I didn’t have them (peppars, dill weed, etc). I still thought that they were delicous – and great on the George Forman. I will make again.
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- by: Kimblyn Horton Begonia
- 21 years ago
A great recipe. The secret is to add about another 1/3 cup of bread crumbs and to cook on low medium heat to make sure it cooks through and keeps the burger together. My family loved these burgers. We topped it with American cheese to make these Tuna Melt sandwiches. DELICIOUS and EASY!!
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- by: Flaquita
- 21 years ago
Awesome! Never knew canned tuna could taste so wonderful. I followed the recipe to the t, except I didn’t add bell pepper or dill since I didn’t have any. Anyhow, I felt 2 tblsps of chili sauce was way too much, but I followed it and it was spicy! Luckily, we love spicy foods and can handle it, but for others, either cut back on the chili sauce (2 tsps?) or you will be dying. Served these on sandwich slices and tomato and it was devine.
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- by: SCREWLEWSE
- 21 years ago
My family is out of cash and we have canned tuna specially for these hard times, so making this recipe was perfect. It took 30 minutes to make from start to finish along with cooking baked potatoes. Everyone absolutely loved this recipe and the cost is so low even paupers like me can live like kings. (stomach-wise) hehe
Seriously, this is a lightning fast, budget friendly and super yummy recipe.. it is also very forgiving when you dont have all the ingredients.
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- by: COOKIE58
- 21 years ago
These are really good. The only hard part for me was the mincing of the veggies. I did it by hand and wanted to make sure the chunks weren’t too big. The patties held together just fine by following the directions and I was able to get four patties easily. There seems to be some confusion about what chili sauce is. There is a product available that is similar to chunky ketchup or a cocktail sauce. That’s what I assumed the recipe required and that’s what I used. It’s not spicy. It would be nice if Holly could clarify for us, exactly what kind of sauce is supposed to be used.
I only had plain breadcrumbs and I will use the Italian version next time for more seasoning. I think I’d like a bit of lemon juice mixed in too, or maybe squeezed on top before serving. I topped with tartar sauce and ate three. Yum. Someday I’ll try it on a bun like a burger. -
- by: GUYCHEF
- 20 years ago
I?m obviously in the minority since these did nothing for me. I used good quality Tuna, followed the recipe exactly and the result was bland and boring. I like the potential for this combination of ingredients (except for the Tuna) and will try this again, substituting canned chicken to see if that combo works better for my taste buds.
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- by: DRLMCOBB
- 20 years ago
I thought these were great! I left out the green peppers and chili sauce because I have small children, so I didn’t want it to be too spicy – and used dried minced onion and celery seed to save time. I also increased the bread crumbs to 3/4 cup so the burgers would hold together better. My kids and I loved them!! We are having this for dinner again tonight to try out on my husband! Thanks for a different spin on tuna!
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- by: Sola
- 20 years ago
I like these, but always have trouble cooking them. Somehow I can never seem to get the middles cooked very easily, so they have a strange texture. I’ve tried grill pans and also baking them (375 degrees, flipping after 10 minutes, it worked pretty well.) I leave out the dill, and use more breadcrumbs. I think I’d be giving this 5 stars if I could ever figure out what I’m doing wrong in the actual cooking department!
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- by: RUBES1
- 20 years ago
These weren’t bad, but I wasn’t crazy about them. My family liked them. I played around a little w/ the ingredients since I was missing a few. I only had plain bread crumbs, so I made my own flavored bread crumbs by adding in dried Italian spices & some hot paprika. Also, I didn’t have chilli sauce & I think they would have come out better had I used it. Instead I put in some extra dashes of hot paprika. I don’t exactly know what chilli sauce is. I assumed it was similar to a BBQ sauce. Maybe someone can clarify what it is, since I noticed a lot of people didn’t know. I skipped the dill weed since I’m not a big dill fan. I also added in a little soy sauce in place of the Worcestershire. I don’t know if it’s fair for me to be rating this recipe, since I made so many alterations. I’m sure it comes out better if you have all the necessary ingredients on hand (the chilli sauce in particular). Mine did not fall apart in the pan. Instead of eating ours on buns, we ate ours w/ some plain yogurt (sour cream works too). With the yogurt I’d up them 4 stars. Maybe I’ll try them again w/ the chilli sauce (once I figure out what exactly that is). Thanks!
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- by: JENARM
- 20 years ago
Good recipe! My kids and I enjoyed it. It is tricky to know whether the egg is cooked through, but I wasn’t too worried. I like the assortment of tastes together. I didn’t have seasoned breadcrumbs as it was one of those nights where the pantry is fairly empty and you are looking for some magic to make with a can of tuna. I used cornflakes crushed instead.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 19 years ago
I followed the recipe almost exactly – except that I didn’t have italian bread crumbs – just plain, so added my own seasonings to it (oregano, basil ect..). I cooked on top of the stove as directed then put in the oven at 375 for 10 minutes as suggested in another review – while the patties came out a bit mushy – I think next time I will make more of an effort to dry the onions,peppers and celery more as I chopped them in a mini cuisinart. I thought the seasonings were right on – I used Heinz chili sauce (found near the ketchup) and Tobasco for the pepper sauce. But we like things with a little kick. Thanks for the recipe.
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- by: Crystal
- 19 years ago
I improvised a great deal with the recipe (due to lack of ingredients) and yet it still came out quite well. I used 1 can of tuna & 1 egg, mixed with 1/2 cup of crushed potato chips, liberal amount of dried onions, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, a tablespoon or so of chili garlic sauce, and a couple tablespoons of whipped cream cheese (to replace the mayonaise). I formed 4 small patties and cooked them on the george foreman grill sprayed with cooking spray. Served them with a bit of cocktail sauce (though ketchup would’ve been better). Quick and good recipe.
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- by: CASSIEMD
- 19 years ago
We liked these quite a bit. I served these more like crab cakes, with french fries and tartar sauce. I’m allergic to shellfish, so I don’t know what a crab cake tastes like, but I liked this and my husband said it was a good substitute. The next time I served them as burgers and they were good that way too. The only reason they got a 4 instead of a 5 is that they’re pretty time intensive and I don’t make them very often because of it.
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- by: A Apolskis
- 19 years ago
These are absolutely delicious! I served them with thousand island sauce and they were great. Definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing.
Update: I wanted to make these again this week but didn’t have all the ingredients. Omitted the bell pepper, celery and dill which I didn’t have, and added 1 teaspoon cajun spice. This time I served them with mango chutney mayo (mango chutney, mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry, salt), and it turned out just as wonderful!
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- by: Mya Cooks
- 18 years ago
In searching for healthier meal ideas I ran across this recipe. I made the mistake of doubling it and between a family of 4 only 1/2 a “burger” was consumed. The rest went to the dog. I’ve made some OUTRAGEOUS dishes trying to expand our horizons and some have been downright awful. However, these are the worst by far! Our non-picky family found these to be completely inedible. Try at your own risk!
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- by: VGILPIN
- 18 years ago
I was looking for something different to do with tuna and came across this recipe. I made them with what I had on hand, so there were several changes – regular breadcrumbs (heaping 1/2 c., as suggested by others), dehydrated minced onion, no celery, ketchup instead of chili sauce, and no dill weed. Even with all these substitutions, they were fantastic! I put Miracle Whip on mine and my boyfriend used hot sauce. I think tartar sauce would also be good.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 18 years ago
Made a few changes. I doubled on the tuna and bread crumbs and omitted the chili sauce and wor. sauce. These were absolutly delicious. I served them on a wheat kaiser with a slice of provolone cheese melted on top,Sweer hot peppers with lettuce on the bun, and a side with steamed asparagus. Def a keeper!
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- by: EM
- 18 years ago
These burgers were a big hit in my house! I didn’t have any bread crumbs so I used porridge oats instead and this really helped to stop the burgers from falling apart when frying them. Another tip I found useful was to coat the burgers in flour before frying them which also helped keep them together. Delicious served in a bun with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
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- by: Caroline C
- 18 years ago
I think I prefer tuna burgers made with minced tuna steaks, but these were a good standby. I did them in the Foreman grill, and they stayed together really well. The flavor was a little bit bland, but we had them with sliced avocado, and wasabi mayo, so it didn’t matter too much. Thanks!
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- by: Shelgeipel
- 18 years ago
YUM. Not sure what people did wrong with this recipe. My kids LOVED these. I am always on the lookout for kid-friendly fish recipes. I did make the following changes:
Subbed ketchup for the chili sauce and ommitted the hot sauce. Added juice of 1/2 a lime. Ran out of bread crumbs so I crushed up ritz crackers for 1/2 of the cup I needed (since I doubled recipe). THIS is what I think made them extra yummy. I dropped them by the soup spoonful (a la chocolate chip cookie) into a skillet with a little olive oil and browned them on both sides. I doubled the recipe and my three kids (6,5 and 2.5) ate them ALL for lunch. I think the recipe would be awesome with a spicy dip as appetizers. I will definitely be making these weekly. Thanks!! -
- by: Alynnc
- 17 years ago
This is a terrific idea for tuna. I changed the recipe a bit.
I made breadcrumbs – 2 pieces of bread in the processor (comes to about 1 cup breadcrumbs). Added oregano, basil, dill weed and pepper. Mixed in 1 6oz can tuna, 1/4 C mayo and 1 egg. I put the patties in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes. This really helped to keep the patties together when cooking.
I served these on a hamburger bun with lettuce and 1000 island dressing. YUM!
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- by: Onebiterule
- 17 years ago
This wasn’t bad. If I could have, I would have given this a solid 3.5 stars. I didn’t have a problem with the burgers being mushy inside (I did take earlier advice and made the patties on the thinnish side). The taste wasn’t bad but I don’t think it makes the regular rotation. I’ll keep the recipe but will only use it on occasion when I’m in the mood for tuna but not a tuna salad or casserole. Can’t rave about it but can’t complain.
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- by: Erimess
- 17 years ago
First, just to “bump up” the issue about the chili sauce back near the top… there is a specific thing just called chili sauce (Heinz being one producer), in with the condiments, near ketchup, etc. It’s sort of a tangy ketchup, but NOT hot. A mixture of ketchup & cocktail sauce might work?? Changes made: only had plain breadcrumbs so added some It. seasoning, used dehydrated onion & mashed them because I knew I wouldn’t like onion pieces in it, & left out celery & bell pepper (again texture hangup). So they were close, dill weed, chili sauce and all — just left out a bit of crunch. (Oh, and I didn’t have lettuce but no biggie.) They weren’t *that* tasty, but they were OK. Maybe a good thing when I just want something a bit different. They weren’t very filling — I’d want two. I did smash them down quite a bit, and then cooked them on one side without turning until they were almost crispy done and they turned easily. From there it was quite easy to burn the second side so I had to watch that.
Edit: No, Holly doesn’t need to clarify anything — it’s called chili sauce. Period. It’s existed for years. -
- by: WISEREADER
- 17 years ago
Pretty good, actually. It definitely helps by draining the tuna well and even squeezing out any excess water. I added some Old Bay and cayenne pepper to mine, and I felt that the spiciness was a fantastic compliment to these. This is another great way to use up those tuna cans in the cupboard.
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- by: Vtmom
- 17 years ago
These were tasty although I did make a few changes. I used ketchup instead of chili sauce and I used crushed saltines instead of bread crumbs. I also dropped the mixture onto a greased baking sheet by big spoonfuls and flattened with a spoon. My boys ate them with melted cheese on top and ketchup and my husband enjoyed his with mayo and pickles! The whole family thought they were good and a change from plain old tuna sandwiches.
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- by: Stacykr
- 17 years ago
We opted to saut? all vegetables (including the addition of a minced garlic clove)before adding to tuna mixture. The recipe only needed 3T. mayo. We substituted cocktail sauce for chili sauce & as others suggested, added ? tsp Old Bay. These were really quite good. Addition: Do as the submitter suggests. Stick burgers in refrigerator for ? hr. They?re much easier to handle.
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- by: Chari Campbell
- 16 years ago
Very tasty! I haven’t had fish/seafood in several months and decided to have a go at making a tuna burger. This fit the bill nicely. I had no issues with the mixture being too dry or crumbly. I refrigerated it for approximately 25 minutes. I added more than just a dash of worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce. Omitted the dill as it’s not a favorite. I topped with a mix of light sour cream, catsup and mustard. Recipe is very adaptable to one’s own liking – I used a tip from another reviewer and cooked these on my George Foreman grill. Very quick, very easy, minimal clean-up. Thanks for posting this recipe!
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- by: Mellie
- 16 years ago
This is a GREAT recipe. We boat alot and Tuna (plus other fish) is so easy to carry along – this is a keeper for ease and taste. Even the kids enjoyed these. I followed other reviews and added 3/4 c bread crumbs, PLUS instead of the minced onions – i used 1/3 cup of Frendch’s french fried onions. Will definitely make again and again (next step I’ll try premaking them and freezing so I can just pop into a pan and fry.)
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