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SERVES: 8-10 | ACTIVE TIME: 1 HOUR
INGREDIENTS
- 6 5-oz cans Safe Catch tuna
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 brown onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
- 1 small can tomato paste + 6 cans water
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper
- Pecorino or Parmesan for garnishing
PREPARATION
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Open 6 cans tuna into a large mixing bowl.
- In food processor, pulse together 2/3 of onion, 3 cloves garlic, eggs, ~1 cup parsley, salt and pepper (I used ~1 Tbsp salt and 1 tsp pepper).
- Once well combined, add contents of food processor, bread crumbs and 2 Tbsp olive oil to tuna fish in mixing bowl. Mix well.
- Form ~24 balls and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper or greased.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- While tuna fish balls are baking, prepare marinara sauce.
- Chop remaining 1/3 onion and 2 cloves garlic. Add with 1 Tbsp olive oil in pot on stovetop and sauté over medium-high heat ~5 minutes until onions are translucent.
- Add tomato paste + water, reduce heat and simmer for ~40 minutes, or until tuna fish balls are done baking and sauce has reduced and thickened.
- Add tuna fish balls to sauce. Top with shredded pecorino or Parmesan and extra parsley for garnish.
