Make Ahead Tuna Burgers

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (7 1/16 ounce) packages of starkist flavor fresh tuna in water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon equal sugar substitute or 1/2 teaspoon splenda sugar substitute
• 4 atkin friendly hamburger buns, plus
• 1 extra atkin friendly hamburger bun
• 1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs (see note below)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• iceberg lettuce
• mayonnaise
• mustard
• onion
• pickle
• hard-boiled egg

Recipe

• 1 place the first 7 ingriedents in a medium bowl and stir to comebined; flake the tuna as you stir.
• 2 take the extra hamburger bun and toast it in the toaster until browned.
• 3 using a bow cheese grater, grate the bun into the tuna mixture and then stir to comebined.
• 4 form the mixture into 4 patties and place on a plate, cover with foil or plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator for atleast 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• 5 when you are ready to use them, remove them from the refrigerator, pat them in the bread crumbs, and saute them in the butter in a preheated (medium-high) skillet until golden brown on both sides (this won't take long so don't leave them).
• 6 place on hamburger buns with your choice of toppings.
• 7 note: if you do not want to use bread crunbs you can take 2 more atkin's friendly buns, toast them, and chop them in your food processpr for low carb bread crumbs.