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Tuna Melt Recipe

Tasty and super easy this Tuna Melt Recipe has flavorful ingredients that are amped up to make it a delicious sandwich. Perfect for lunch or dinner, this one is a keeper!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course, Sandwiches
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 674kcal
Author: Tornadough Alli

Ingredients

  • 10- ounces of canned tuna drained (2 5-ounce cans)
  • ⅓ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup red onion diced
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of pepper
  • 1 rib of celery diced
  • 1 green onion finely sliced
  • 4 slices of cheddar cheese
  • 8 slices of tomato
  • 8 slices bread
  • 2 Tablespoons salted butter softened

Instructions

  • Drain the tuna well and place it into a medium bowl. Using a fork, break up the chunk.
  • Into the same bowl with the tuna, add the mayonnaise, onion, lemon juice, salt, pepper, celery, green onion, and green onion and mix until combined, set aside.
  • Heat a skillet to medium-low heat.
  • Spread butter on one slice of bread. Place this piece of bread, butter side down, into the skillet. Add about ½ cup of the tuna mixture and spread it to the edges of the bread.
  • Add 2 slices of the tomato and 1 slice of the cheese.
  • Butter one side of another piece of bread and place this piece of bread (butter side up) on top of the cheese
  • Carefully flip the sandwich with a spatula to grill both sides.
  • Cook the sandwich in the skillet at medium-low heat until the cheese is melted, and the bread is toasted, and everything is heated through.
  • Remove from the pan and serve immediately.

Notes

  1. Nutritional values are calculated using sourdough bread.
  2. You can leave out the celery if you like, otherwise another great alternative we like to add is chopped pickles or pickle relish.
  3. You can use any kind of bread, a sturdier one works best, see my suggestions above.
  4. The tuna mixture can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
  5. Double this recipe to serve more people.
  6. Your cheese's can be switched out, we like cheddar but you can use any of your favorites.
  7. This can be made open-faced, see above on how to do that.
  8. Other additions can be added to the salad portion, see some of my suggestions above.

Nutrition

Calories: 674kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 1205mg | Potassium: 448mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 882IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 213mg | Iron: 6mg