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Tuna Patties With Sauce

Keep tuna, condensed soup and bread crumbs in the pantry and you will always have the makings for a quick, nutritious meal.

2/3 cup milk
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 eggs
2 cups coarse dried bread crumbs
2 cans (6 1/2 oz) tuna, drained and flaked
nonstick cooking spray
2 teaspoons fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried (optional)

Mix 1/3 cup of the milk and 1/3 cup of the cream of mushroom and the eggs until well blended. Add bread crumbs and tuna and stir well. Using a scant cup of mixture per patty, form four patties. Cook in a skillet on medium-high heat using nonstick spray. Cook until warmed through and set, about 4 minutes on each side.

Make a sauce in small sauce pan using 1/3 cup milk and remaining cream of mushroom soup. Stir in thyme and heat thoroughly. Serve each patty with a small amount of sauce.

The total price of recipe is $2.50. The price is calculated based on prices in Southwest Washington at a "bag your own groceries" type supermarket. Prices will vary regionally.

Suggestions:

• Omit sauce and serve as sandwich on bread with lettuce and tomato.
  
  
• Double batch and cook extras to use as sandwiches for lunch.
  
  
• Try a different condensed cream soup every time you make this dish for variety.
  
  
• Use the new low fat condensed soups to reduce fat.

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