Tuna Meatballs With Spaghetti Recipes

SPAGHETTI AND TUNA MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Flake the tuna into a bowl.
• Tip in the pine nuts, lemon zest, parsley, breadcrumbs and egg.
• Season and mix together with your hands until completely combined.
• Roll the mix into 12 walnut-sized balls.
• Put a large pan of water on to boil, then cook the spaghetti according to the pack instructions.
• Heat a little of the reserved tuna oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Then fry the tuna balls for 5 minutes, turning every minute or so until completely golden.
• Drain on kitchen paper.
• Heat the spaghetti sauce and then toss together with the pasta and tuna balls.

SPAGHETTI & TUNA BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the tuna, breadcrumbs, eggs, seeds and half of the chopped tarragon. Season, then scrunch the mixture together with your hands and form into golf ball-sized balls.
• Take a large, deep, non-stick frying pan and add 2 tsp oil. Fry 5-6 balls in the oil over a high heat for 5 mins or until they are a deep golden brown all over, adding more oil if the pan gets dry. Transfer to a plate covered in kitchen paper. Repeat with the rest of the balls.
• Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions. Meanwhile, tip the cherry tomatoes into the pan you fried the balls in and add the garlic. Bring to a simmer, then season. When the spaghetti has been cooking for a few minutes, spoon a ladleful of pasta water into the cherry tomatoes to make a sauce. Just before serving, put the tuna balls back in the pan with the sauce to warm through for 5 mins.
• Drain the pasta and scatter the remaining tarragon over the tuna balls before serving.