Carrie Brown

3 min read

Chive Tuna Mousse

Perfect for sandwiches, this tuna mousse is great for those on a keto or low carb diet. There are also PSMF instructions for this recipe.

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Prep Time 15

Course Main Dish

Servings cups / 1 pint

Calories 1050kcal

Ingredients

½cupchicken stock 4 fl oz (or 1 cup for PSMF).
½cupheavy cream 4 fl oz. (exclude for PSMF)
2tsp.unflavored gelatin powder
4Tbsp.Keto Chow Egg White Protein
7oz.canned tunadrained, 195g packed in water
3oz.cream cheese85g
salt
ground black pepper
2tsp.lemon juice
½oz.fresh chives15g finely chopped

Instructions

Pour chicken stock (or 1/2 cup of chicken stock for PSMF) into a small pan and sprinkle the gelatin evenly over the surface. Leave to soften for five minutes.
Pour heavy cream into a jug (or other 1/2 cup of chicken stock for PSMF), add the Egg White Protein and whisk. Leave to stand for five minutes.
Gently warm the stock and gelatin until completely dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.
Remove from the heat and set aside.
In a bowl, blend the tuna and cream cheese together well with a hand mixer or stick blender.
Add the sea salt and pepper, lemon juice, and chives.
Pour the heavy cream (or stock for PSMF) and egg white protein powder mixture into the tuna mixture and blend until mixed.
Pour the stock and gelatin mixture into the tuna mixture and stir well with a spatula until completely combined.
Pour into a dish and refrigerate for at least four hours to set.

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Nutrition Facts

Tuna Chive Mousse (keto version)

Serving Size

2 cups / 1 pint

Amount per Serving

Calories

1049.76

% Daily Value*

Fat

73.51

113

Saturated Fat

45.65

285

Trans Fat

1.47

Polyunsaturated Fat

1.91

Monounsaturated Fat

10.84

Cholesterol

330.65

110

Sodium

1538.03

Potassium

617.93

Carbohydrates

6.62

Fiber

0.35

Sugar

5.26

Sugar Alcohol

0.01

Net Carbs

6.27

Protein

79.35

159

Vitamin A

1954.71

Vitamin C

8.94

Calcium

91.58

Iron

4.31

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Carrie Brown

Keto Chef

Carrie Brown is a pastry chef, cookbook author, commercial food photographer, and recipe developer who healed her BiPolar II Disorder using the ketogenic diet and is passionate about helping others improve their health through diet and lifestyle. She has been creating Keto Chow recipes since 2021 and is also responsible for the shake and product photography on the Keto Chow packaging and website. She lives in rural Connecticut with her 5 feline housemates: Daisy, Mr. McHenry, Priscilla, Ermintrude, and Mr. Buttersworth, and when she is not cooking up delicious keto food to photograph she’s road tripping around the country taking images of beautiful places.