Tuna Rice Patties

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 cup rice
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water, drained
• salt & pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 combine the corn starch and milk in a small saucepan, stir until smooth.
• 2 add the 4 tablespoons butter.
• 3 simmer over medium heat for 1 minute stirring constantly with a wire whisk.
• 4 continue simmering until the sauce thickens stirring constantly.
• 5 add salt and pepper if necessary.
• 6 in another saucpan, boil the water and 1/2 tablespoon butter.
• 7 add the rice.
• 8 simmer, covered, over very low heat about 15 minutes.
• 9 thoroughly mix the rice, tuna & 1/2 of the sauce.
• 10 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 11 form patties on a foil lined cookie sheet. (you may want to very lightly spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray to prevent sticking.)
• 12 bake 10-15 minutes.
• 13 top the patties with the remaining sauce.
• 14 sprinkle with salt and pepper, if desired.