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Jamie Oliver's Best Tuna Meatballs is for Dinner.

Jamie Oliver's Best Tuna Meatballs takes several minutes to prepare.

Jamie Oliver's Best Tuna Meatballs takes several minutes to cook.

Jamie Oliver's Best Tuna Meatballs makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Jamie Oliver's Best Tuna Meatballs are:

for the tomato sauce
olive oil
1 small sweet onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 28 oz can of plum tomatoes (I found these at Trader Joe's)
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
about 1 teaspoon of honey
small bunch of freshly chopped flat leaf parsley

for the meatballs
14 oz. fresh tuna (not canned)
olive oil
1/4 cup pinenuts
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
handful of freshly chopped flat leaf parsley
1 3/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon zest and juice from 1/2 lemon.

Here is how you make Jamie Oliver's Best Tuna Meatballs:

1. Chop tuna into about a 1 inch dice. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and pour a few rounds of olive oil. Add tuna, pinenuts and cinnamon. Season lightly with salt & pepper to taste. Saute until tuna is browned on all sides, but not cooked all the way through to prevent overcooking. Remove from heat and place into large mixing bowl. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes.2. Add oregano, parsley, breadcrumbs, Parm, eggs, lemon zest and juice to the bowl. Use your hands and scrunch the mixture together. If the mixture doesn't stick add a few teaspoons of olive oil. Combine well. Roll the mixture into golf-sized balls and place onto an oiled cookie sheet. Allow to sit for one hour.3. While meatballs are resting, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.Add onion and garlic and heat slowly until soft, about 8 minutes. Add oregano, tomatoes, salt & pepper and bring to a boil. Add honey and reduce heat to a simmer for 15 minutes. Pour sauce into a blender (or use an immersion blender). Blend/Puree until smooth. Take a taste and add more salt or seasoning if needed.4. Using the pan you fried the tuna on, add a little more olive oil and place back onto the heat. Add meatballs to the pan and allow to brown on all sides. If the pan isn't big enough, saute in two batches. Add to the sauce when done and sprinkle with parsley. Serve with spaghetti.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SAKC504.

The nutritional information for Jamie Oliver's Best Tuna Meatballs is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 486.4

• Total Fat: 16.2 g
• Cholesterol: 175.0 mg
• Sodium: 652.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.5 g
• Protein: 46.8 g

Jamie Oliver's Best Tuna Meatballs is Italian cuisine.