Tuna 'Bread'

[ICanDoThis]

I'm not sure if this recipe is best for bread or the meat section but I had to write down so I can share it easily with others. It's too simple really to need writing down but...

Another member here shared this recipe with me. I couldn't find it In the recipes but if it has been shared already, I apologize.

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Tuna Bread
2 cans tuna (I used one oil, one water because it's what I had), drained
2 large eggs
Italian spices, maybe 1/2 Tbsp?
Greek spices, same measurement
(Spices are whatever kind you like really)

Mix up in a bowl. It will look gross. Spread in a pan. For 2 cans of tuna I spread in a square baking dish after spraying with Pam.

Heat in a 350 degree oven until it's dried all the liquid out of it basically. I never know how long. Then I cut it in 4 square pieces and use it for sandwiches that go well with tuna. Melts, BLTs, egg salad, etc...

My Fitness Pal said with the sandwich above of 2 pieces bread, 1 slice cheese, lettuce, mayo and 3 bacon, only 2 carbs(from the cheese.) it was so yum.

Try it!

[msmum1977]

I made it today thanks to your wonderful suggestion! I baked mine 35 or 40 minutes - not entirely sure as I didn't look at the clock when I first shoved it in the oven. And I only used one can of water packed tuna and one egg. I baked mine on a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and added just a bit of chopped green onion and lots of pepper in it. Then made a BLC (bacon, cheese, lettuce) sammy. I attached a pic - it made two decent slices of thinish bread. I also let it cool a good ten minutes before I picked it up off the sheet! Delish! :yum:

[ICanDoThis]

Isn't it good? Kind of like having a crab cake or something, only drier. I'm making more today.

[chinacat]

I am going to try this!!!!
Cannot wait, thanks so much for sharing :D

[msmum1977]

the dryness/heartiness surprised me, but in a good way. It held up really well to the filling.

Going to do some more experimenting this weekend!

[ICanDoThis]

Making some now. Wonder if throwing in a bit of bacon fat/grease would totally take away the taste of tuna. Gonna try today.

[DeannaK]

Hey Kris -
This stuff is awesome! Fills a need for sure.

I posted somewhere in response to someone that I tried it with canned chicken breast...cans are larger so I used 2 eggs but the result was the same...and a bit milder than the tuna.

[ICanDoThis]

Well in theory, chicken should work as well. I'm thinking it's like the cauliflower pizza 'dough' because you cook that long enough to get the liquid out. I'll have to try the chicken. Tuna is just what I have on hand...

[DeannaK]

I did the chicken since I had run out of tuna that day.

The cauliflower dough is really mild, virtually no taste except for what seasonings you might use. I also think it is more "delicate" where the chicken/tuna bread has a bit more "oompf" and holds together way better.

Gonna have to get up and make some now!!

[Rosebud]

This looks so fascinating that I must try it! But I have a question first - what size are your cans of tuna? Ours come in multiple sizes. Thanks.

[DeannaK]

Hey Rosebud -

I use 1 egg to a small can of tuna...for the chicken breast, I know that is like a 12 oz can and I use 2 eggs.

The last batch I did, was the 12oz can of chicken, 2 eggs, some dehydrated onion (just a tad) and a sprinkle (very small) of crushed red pepper.

I eat it hot with butter or sometimes melted cheese. Today, I'm eyeballing the fresh tomatoes in the window. HMMMM, maybe a slice of tomato and a bit of cheese broiled??? Sounds like lunch!

Good luck -
Deanna

[Rosebud]

Thanks, Deanna.

See, the small size here is 100 grams - that's only 3 ounces or so, so my lunch today is going to be two small cans with one eggs, and maybe some herbs, then top with some cheese and some bacon.

I'll try to post a pic of the result. :)

And thanks again, ICanDoThis for the recipe. :thup:

[Rosebud]

No picture - I was too busy enjoying it!

I was a bit wary at first, but after the first mouthful decided this will join our regular rotation of meals.

It was a bit much for me, so I, reluctantly, shared with Mr Rosebud who demanded to know why I hadn't made him one. Well, there was the fact he was eating a bowl of nasty p*st* that he had cooked himself (I have been refusing to buy or prepare such garbage for years now). ;)

[ICanDoThis]

Glad you enjoyed the bread! My cans of tuna run 5-6 oz and I do 1 egg to that size. I havent made the bread in awhile. Must make again.

[CalebD]

Thank you for sharing this OP. I'd never thought of trying this myself. It sounds like it would work really well with any lean meat if it's been working with chicken breast and tuna, might be even better with ground turkey breast. Once I get access to a kitchen again I'll be trying this.
I'll be looking up that cauliflower dough process, thought I don't know that I like the idea of it in general

[ICanDoThis]

Tuna bread is a very easy way to have bread. I'm thinking it'd work just fine with other canned meats. We tried the cauliflower crust once, but never got it dry enough to seem like real crust. Fail on our part and so much work. Don't know if we'll try it again...

[lotsawater]

This is my new favorite! I tried the BLT (YUM!) and also used the leftover tuna bread to make PIZZA. It is just so much easier to make than the cauliflower crust: Tuna, eggs, maybe some seasoning...that's it! I can keep tuna and eggs for quite a while. Cauliflower goes bad on me quickly. This really is such a hearty bread (no soggy pizza crust) and fills you up. I love it! ...will also try the chicken some time. Thank you to OP!!!

[ICanDoThis]

This is my new favorite! I tried the BLT (YUM!) and also used the leftover tuna bread to make PIZZA. It is just so much easier to make than the cauliflower crust: Tuna, eggs, maybe some seasoning...that's it! I can keep tuna and eggs for quite a while. Cauliflower goes bad on me quickly. This really is such a hearty bread (no soggy pizza crust) and fills you up. I love it! ...will also try the chicken some time. Thank you to OP!!!

I hadn't thought of using it for pizza crust. I'm not a fan of fishy taste in anything but my tuna sandwich. Maybe using another meat like chicken it'd be more mild. I must try now...

[msmum1977]

OMG too funny!!! I just had a pizza 'sandwich' this morning for breakfast!!! I used canned white meat chicken though to make the 'tuna bread' (perhaps we can called it canned protein bread)?? LOL Anywho, I added some italian seasoning to the chicken mix before baking. I then threw some slices of natural salami (pepperoni where I live seems full of fillers and chemicals), a couple slices of bacon, some red onion, and some olives. Of course, pizza sauce and mozzarella. I made the bread last nite, so nuked the sandwich this morning to heat up the filling. :)

It was really REALLY tasty. Of course, fillings/toppings could be customized.

I'll try to snap a pic when I make it again.

As an fyi, I really prefer the canned chicken to tuna but still eat both. It must be white meat chicken though for some reason the 'flakes of chicken' is soooo salty :(

[Molly B]

Wow, sometimes this LC cooking can seem so complicated, certain ingredients, stuff you might not have on hand, like xanthan gum, almond flour, etc. and then you get a recipe like THIS that just blows your mind! It's so easy and delish!! A can of tuna, an egg, an oven.......! HA!! LOVE IT! It's sort of like turning the traditional tuna/tomato/lettuce sandwich inside out. The 'innards'--the tuna--is now the outtards!! LOL!! SUPER RECIPE, thank you!

[ICanDoThis]

I'm glad everyone likes it.

I have to share a funny story. I was making the grocery list the other day and asked my daughter if she would like me to get some nice healthy bread so she could have sandwiches. Even though hubby and I are low carbing, I thought she might like some. She pleaded 'oh please would you make that tuna bread?' I said 'you want tuna bread over nice squishy real bread? lol' she said 'yes!'

I think that's strange, I'd rather have real bread but I'm glad she likes it enough. And you know how picky teenagers can be. Ha

[Jamackarch]

Thx Kris!

I'm making this tomorrow! :yum:

[Merpig]

Wow, this is my kind of recipe. Definitely going to try this when I get home next week. :D

[Jamackarch]

This was yummy "bread" and better the second time I made it. Also, liked it better the next day (kept in plastic in fridge)... It did still taste like tuna, though. So, good for a tuna fish sandwich. I think I'll try making it w chicken as suggested above and use it for a chicken sandwich. I also tried making "garlic cheese toast" out of my first batch and the cheese didn't "penetrate" at all, just kind of bubbled off. I'd try again and probably "score" the bread before putting on the cheese. :) thx for the recipe!

[glidergirl]

This looks great! And easy! Thank you so much for sharing this.

[glidergirl]

I just made the "bread" with chicken.
Easy? Yes!
Taste good? Yes!
Something I can put butter on and eat like bread or toast? No.
Use to make a sandwich? Yes!
Will make it again? Yes! I'll make it with the tuna too.
If I don't put spices in it, I can give it to my Sugar Gliders also.
I think I will put a tiny bit of sunflower seeds in it next time for crunch and flavor. Thank you!
edit: DH just grabbed a piece, likes it, and suggested making an omelet with it. :agree:

[Molly B]

I have wanted to try this, and I definitely will--maybe tomorrow? Gotta buy more lettuce, and tomato, can't wait!

[Just Jo]

As a personal rule, I don't usually make/bake "recipes" because I have "issues" (portion control, self control..etc etc) but Holy Hannah this will be the exception to that rule.

Any one know how long to bake it or did I miss that?

Thanks for sharing this... it looks yummy!!!

[Just Jo]

Okay I did it. I made one after talking to you all on here.

I didn't want it to be "lumpy" so I put the 2 large eggs and the drained large can of chicken into the food processor until it was almost a paste. Spread that into a parchment lined 9x9 and baked it at 350 degrees F for almost an hour.

I checked it after 45 minutes to see if it was the consistency I wanted... I like it a little more crispy I guess.

Holy Hannah, it was YUMMY! Thanks for sharing this. I ate a 1/4 of it and the DBF ate 3/4 of it with sour cream & green chiles. He said it was like a fancy cracker! :lol:

[msmum1977]

MMMM might be good with pate on on it if it was cooked for longer, never thought to make it more like a cracker. I was good with it being a bit chewy lol

[ICanDoThis]

I've never cooked it longer into crackers. That would be good! I've been wanting to eat crackers and cheese. This would be perfect. Glad everyone is enjoying the bread.

[Momma Bear]

Made this the other day using my muffin top pan to get 6 "slices". Absolutely wonderful! Perfect for a "sandwich"! Now, I do like tuna so I had no trouble with the tuna taste but even hubs didn't mind it and he usually comments on low carb recipes. Thank you so much for this delightful recipe.

[Jamackarch]

HI guys! Tonight got home after a CRAZY DAY (and I do mean, CRAZY!!!) and thought I'd do up some "tuna bread pizza"!

SO, I tried to do it from memory and got my ratios all mixed up- but the good news is, I added some cheddar cheese to the mix so, hopefully it'll all work out!

I did: 2 sm cans tuna, 4 eggs, basil, oregano, garlic powder and about 4 ounces old cheddar. Blended until like batter.
Poured over silicone baking sheet. Baked at 350, for about 20min? until it looks "dry". Then, took it out, added grated mozzarella, pepperoni and a few bits of cut up mushroom.

SOOOOO GOOD!!! Gonna' try to attach a photo...

yum! :yum:

[Womb]

This has to be one of the most creative recipes I've seen on here yet. ICanDoThis is a genius. Looks way easier than other bread substitutes I've tried making. I do have a question though, roughly how long does it take to bake?

[Jamackarch]

photo of my "pizza" :D

[Momma Bear]

I do have a question though, roughly how long does it take to bake?

I baked mine at 350 F for 30 minutes.

[ICanDoThis]

I did not come up with this recipe. Someone mentioned it one time and I fiddled eith it a bit an voila' bread! I want to try that pizza now. And tomorrow I think I'll make it into crackers. I have tons of cheese I got on sale. A little mustard and maybe some beef stick and I'll be in holiday heaven!

[Jamackarch]

Makin' tuna-bread again!!!

think I'll use it as a "hot dog bun" today!

mmmmmmmmm! :yum:

[MickiSue]

Jama, thank you for reviving this thread.

I haven't had a sandwich in forever, and this would be such a good "by myself for the w/e" helper.

Not to mention, tasty. I'm thinking chicken bread, and then putting some of the Costco pulled pork with mayo, green onion and olives on it with a couple slices of bacon