Tuna Patties With Marinara Sauce

This is a recipe that look so good. And it can be frozen. The tuna patties can be served with a tartar sauce if you prefer. ETA : i made it on September 5, 2011. This is wonderful with the marinara sauce. I used fresh tomatoes from my garden. I had only 2 can of tuna, so I added a can of salmon. But it tastes only tuna. Even my son likes these patties. And he eats them plain. No sauce.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Marinara Sauce

• 2  garlic cloves, chopped
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 19  ounces crushed tomatoes, undrained
• 2  tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
•  salt and pepper

• Patties

• 1 (19 ounce) can white beans, rinsed and drained
• 1  egg
• 3 (6 ounce)  tuna, drained and flaked
• 1 1⁄2 cups  breadcrumbs
• 1⁄3 cup fresh chives, chopped
• 3  tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Marinara Sauce: In a saucepan, soften the garlic in oil. Add tomatoes. Bring to boil and let simmer slowly about 10 minutes. Add basil. Adjust seasoning. Set aside in a warm place.
2. Patties: In a food processor, puree the beans and egg until creamy. Put in a bowl and add tuna, ½ cup breadcrumbs and chives. Stir well. Adjust seasoning.
3. Put the remaining breadcrumbs in another bowl. Set aside.
4. Shape the mixture of tuna in 12 patties of about ¼ cup each. Coat each one with breadcrumbs.
5. In a large non-stick skillet, brown the patties in oil about 3 minutes each side.
6. Serve with marinara sauce and a green veggie. Or you can serve with tartar sauce).