Baked tuna cakes. Beat eggs and lemon juice in a bowl; stir in Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs to make a paste. Fold in tuna and onion until well-mixed. Baked tuna cakes are simple to prepare and are baked then broiled for a better-for-you meal.

Baked tuna "crab" cakes are perfect for a quick and easy lunch or appetizer on game day served with a side of sweet chili dipping sauce or garlic aioli. I never feel guilty about eating these because they are healthy especially since they are not fried in an inch of oil. You can also serve these cakes over a mixed greens salad for dinner. You can have Baked tuna cakes using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baked tuna cakes

You need 3 cans of solid white tuna in water.
Prepare 1/4 cup of italian bread crumbs.
It's 3 tablespoons of dijon mustard (or mayo if mustard isn't your thing).
It's 2 of eggs.
It's 1 teaspoon of old bay seasoning.
It's 1 teaspoon of garlic salt.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of dill.
It's 1 tablespoon of minced onion (i used dried but fresh is fine too).
You need 1/4 cup of panko.
It's of cooking spray (pam).

In a medium bowl whisk together the egg, dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir in the onion and then the tuna, finally fold in the remaining bread crumbs and just mix until barely combined. Using clean hands, mold the mixture into cakes. Roll balls in remaining bread crumbs.

Baked tuna cakes step by step

Drain tuna. Heat oven to 400..
Mix tuna, bread crumbs, eggs, mustard, onion, and spices. Form into twelve cakes..
Dip both sides into panko..
Spray cooking sheet with pam. Also spray tops of cakes, so that they brown in the oven. Cook 10 minutes, flip, and then cook for another 10..

Now, place the tuna patties on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool. In a medium bowl, use a fork to mix together the tuna, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, eggs, kosher salt, black pepper and parsley. Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Tuna cakes are a great way to make a quick snack, a light dinner or a side dish.