Tuna Puffs Recipe - Low Carb & Healthy

Low carb recipe for Tuna Puffs which belongs to the Appetizers and Snack recipe category.

Ingredients Needed

1. 1 egg
2. 2 tablespoons
3. (20 g) pumpkin seed meal or almond meal
4. 2 tablespoons (20 g) rice protein powder
5. 1 tablespoon (14 g) butter, melted
6. 2 tablespoons (30 ml) half-and-half
7. 1 teaspoons lemon juice
8. teaspoon chili garlic paste
9. 6 ounces (170 g) canned tuna, drained
10. 4 scallions, sliced thin
11. Salt and pepper to taste
12. Easy Orange Salsa

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F (190C, or gas mark 5) and spray a mini-muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.

In a mixing bowl, beat the egg for a minute or so.

Now stir in the pumpkin seed meal, rice protein powder, melted butter, half-and-half, lemon juice, and chili garlic paste.

Add the tuna, breaking it up well as you stir it in.

Stir in the scallions and add salt and pepper to taste.

Spoon into prepared mini-muffin cups and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

When Tuna Puffs are done, place on a platter surrounding a bowl of Easy Orange Salsa.

Serving Yield

24 puffs

Nutrition Information

Each with 3 g protein; 1 g carbohydrate; trace dietary fiber; 1 g usable carb. Analysis includes the Easy Orange Salsa.