These are tasty tasty!! I am so happy to share this spin off on salmon patties with you. They’re tuna patties that are bulked up with shredded zucchini so we are calling them . . .

Tuna Zucchini Cakes!

If you love salmon patties you will love these tuna zucchini cakes. 🙂

Update as of 11-9-17:

We are so excited about this new toy we have been using in the Hughes kitchen! I am even more excited to tell you that one MPM reader is going to win one of their own!

Check out this super cool Cuisinart SSL-100 Prep Express Slicer, Shredder and Spiralizer!

This thing does it all, and it super easy to use and clean.  By using 4 different cutting cones and 2 different feeding tubes (provided with the shredder, slicer, spiralizer) you are able to slice, ribbon, crinkle cut, thin shred, wide shred, and make spaghetti sized noodles out of vegetables!

Our “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway” Series is coming up!

You will definitely want to come back during our “12 Days of Christmas” giveaway series, where I will be reviewing products like this one and giving you the opportunity to enter to win one for yourself! During the first 12 days of December we will be giving away a new popular product (or set of products) each day on Meal Planning Mommies. I promise you are not going to want to miss out on this!

This machine does it all.

Let me just tell you… you will LOVE the simplicity of this “machine”. It’s electric, so all you have to do is put the vegetables in and push down on the feeding tube down as it does all the work for you. It was great because it made something like shredding zucchini and chopping onions a lot of fun, and completely safe, so that my eight year old was eager to help.

Okay, so let me show you what we were able to do with the vegetables in this recipe using our Cuisinart shredder cone and the angled feeding tube. (The maroon cone, if you are using the same product as me)

We chopped up onion in seconds…

And we shredded zucchini in seconds too!

Isn’t that pretty? There is something strangely satisfying about seeing vegetables cut perfectly, don’t you think?

Alright, let’s get to this great recipe!

Here is what you need:

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 (6.5 ounce) cans OR 1 (12 ounce) can light water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
3/4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs, divided
2 cup shredded zucchini
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil

Here is what you do:

In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Remove from heat.

While the onion is cooking shred the zucchini. (If you haven’t already)

Combine onion with tuna, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, zucchini, eggs, egg whites, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Using hands shape into 10 patties ( about 1/4 cup of the mixture for each).

Coat with remaining breadcrumbs.

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add patties; cook 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and heated through.

Makes 5 servings.
One serving is 2 patties.
2 patties are 5 Green, 4 Blue, and 3 Purple Points.

Super yummy!

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