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    Milk and Pop » Recipes » Winter Recipes

    Tuna Pie

    Published: Nov 26, 2019 · Modified: Oct 16, 2023 by Tatiana Kamakura · 8 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This Tuna Pie is tasty, juicy, and always saves me on my busy days. And with a batter super easy to make: throw everything into your blender and voilà!

    Have you heard about blender pies? They're one of those things not exactly outstanding, but at the same time sooo good to find in the depths of your freezer. We Brazilians have a lot of blender pie recipes. Everyone has a different version of one, sometimes with chicken, sometimes with tuna, sometimes with no meat at all. Does this kind of pie exist outside Latin America? I’m still to find out.

    Tasty slice of tuna pie

    It’s different from what you usually call pie

    Really, there’s not even a crust on this one. There’s a bit more than half a cup of oil in the batter. And there’s also parmesan, the tasty umami cheese that helps to escalate this recipe.

    Tuna pie before baking

    About the filling

    Once you’ve achieved the batter of your dreams, you can pretty much play with different fillings (and if you do, tell me about it!).

    Sometimes I can be too attached to a recipe: in this one, I hardly change the ingredients. It's always sweet corn, tuna, onions. But this combination is so good! It’s tasty, and as you can see, so beautiful to the eyes.

    Tuna Pie close up 1

    Two tips for this Tuna Pie

    First, you can add half of the batter, then the filling, and then cover it with the remaining batter - but I strongly recommend you not to. When you add the filling on top, the onions and the tomatoes will taste much, much better.

    Second, don’t fill the pan with over one inch and a half of batter: the baking time will be longer and the onions and tomatoes on top can get too dry. This recipe fills a regular rectangular sheet pan, or two small round pans.

    It freezes well for up to two months, and will last in your fridge for 5 to 6 days.

    📖 Recipe

    Tasty slice of tuna pie

    Tuna Pie

    Tatiana Kamakura
    This Tuna Pie is tasty, juicy, and always saves me on my busy days. And with a batter super easy to make: throw everything into your blender and voilà!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 35 minutes mins
    Total Time 45 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Brazilian
    Servings 16 servings
    Calories 411 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    Batter:

    • 3 eggs
    • ⅔ cup canola oil
    • 1 ½ cup milk
    • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon dry oregano
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

    Filling:

    • 2 cans of solid tuna drained and flaked (about 1 cup)
    • 1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in halves
    • 1 medium red onion cut into half-moon slices
    • ½ cup frozen or fresh green peas
    • 1 cup frozen or fresh sweet corn
    • 2 tablespoon apple vinegar

    Instructions
     

    • Pre-heat the oven to 350F/180C.
    • Cut the tomatoes in halves, and the onions in half-moon slices.
      Drain the canned tuna. In a medium bowl, mix it with the green peas, sweet corn, apple vinegar and a pinch of salt.
    • In a blender jar, add the eggs, canola oil, milk, grated parmesan cheese, baking powder, all purpose flour, salt, oregano and black pepper. Blend it for about 1 minute, or until there are no lumps left in the batter.
    • Place the batter on an oil-greased baking sheet.
    • Add the tuna mixture, then sliced tomatoes, and leave the half-moon onions for the top.
    • Bake for 35 minutes or until a tothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servingCalories: 411kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 14gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 427mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3g
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    Comments

    1. CimmieS

      April 12, 2021 at 6:26 pm

      Didn’t read recipe properly: I see enough for 1 cup of tuna. Plan to bake this for tomorrow’s evening meal.

      Reply
      • Milk and Pop

        April 20, 2021 at 9:41 am

        Hi CimmieS,

        I use about 1 cup of tuna for this pie! This is a very traditional Brazilian recipe I have been making since forever! Hope you enjoyed it!

        Reply
        • CimmieS

          May 07, 2021 at 7:01 pm

          Tuna dish so tasty I’m making it for dinner for third time...gives my husband & I several serves & freezes quite well.

          Reply
          • Milk and Pop

            May 08, 2021 at 10:44 am

            So glad you like it, CimmieS! This recipe is a favorite at my house! 😉

            Reply
    2. CimmieS

      April 12, 2021 at 6:24 pm

      Please, what size can of tuna? Do you use one large can (425g) or two smaller ones?

      Reply
    3. Felipe

      December 31, 2019 at 7:51 pm

      This pie was indeed very easy to do, basically foolproof. I still have to better understand my oven, but the result was great nevertheless.

      My friend doesn't eat fish so I swap the tuna for diced pieces of smoked ham and it worked really well!

      Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    4. Sarah

      December 06, 2019 at 10:05 am

      the receipe link is broken 🙁

      Reply
      • Milk and Pop

        December 06, 2019 at 1:12 pm

        So sorry, Sarah! I was changing the recipe pluggin and forgot to update this one!
        Fixed 🙂

        Reply

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