Skip to Content
Menu

Tuna Croquettes

  • Save Recipe
  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 10
  • Servings 6
  • Save
  • Print
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Email
Ready to make?
  • Save
  • Share
  • Keep Screen On
by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated Sep 8, 2010
  • Save
  • Share
  • Keep Screen On

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 cups Betty Crocker™ Potato Buds™ mashed potatoes (dry)
  • 1 1/2 cups warm milk
  • 1 pouch (6.4 oz) tuna in water, flaked
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs

Directions

  •  
    1
    In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until tender.
  •  
    2
    In medium bowl, stir dry potatoes, onion mixture and warm milk until well mixed. Stir in tuna, salt and parsley.
  •  
    3
    In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Roll 1 tablespoon potato mixture at a time into patties or oval shapes; roll each in bread crumbs. Cook in oil 2 minutes on each side or until light brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    For thicker breading, dip breaded croquettes into milk and then roll in the bread crumbs again.

Nutrition Information

290 Calories, 15g Total Fat, 12g Protein, 26g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
5g
24%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
410mg
17%
Potassium
500mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
3g
Protein
12g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 1/2 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
© 2024 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved