Creamy Tuna Melt Recipes

ULTIMATE TUNA MELT

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl combine the tuna, mayonnaise, celery, red onion, dijon mustard, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Butter each slice of bread. Putting the butter side down add the cheese on the unbuttered side. Add the tuna mixture on top. Top with tomato and additional cheese.

EASY TUNA MELT

Steps:

• Drain the tuna then place in a mixing bowl.
• Add finely diced onion and celery, mayonnaise, lemon juice and all the herbs and spices.
• Mix well, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Place slices of bread on a sheetpan then toast under a hot grill/broiler.
• Flip over then top half the slices with tuna filling, cheese and sliced tomatoes.
• Place back in the oven and allow the cheese to melt.
• Remove from the oven, sandwich with the remaining slices of bread and serve.

CREAMY HOMESTYLE TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients. Fill bread slices with tuna salad and Singles to make 6 sandwiches.
• Spread outsides of sandwiches with butter.
• Cook in skillet on medium heat 3 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides.

TUNA CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine sour cream and garlic salt; spread on one side of each slice of bread. In another small bowl, combine tuna and mayonnaise; spread on four slices of bread. Top with cheese and remaining bread; gently press together., Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add two sandwiches; toast sandwiches until bread is lightly browned on both sides and cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining butter and sandwiches.

CHEESY TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broil.
• In a bowl, mix together tuna, celery, mayonnaise and salt. Spread tuna mixture onto the toasted muffin halves and place them on a baking sheet. Top each half with a slice of tomato and a slice of cheese.
• Broil until cheese is melted, about 3 to 5 minutes.

HOW TO MAKE A TUNA MELT

Steps:

• Place tuna into a mixing bowl and lightly break apart with a fork. Add green onion, celery, capers, chile paste, and mayonnaise. Pinch small pieces from mozzarella cheese into the tuna salad and stir to mix. Season with salt and black pepper; refrigerate tuna salad until needed.
• Heat oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Spread butter generously on both sides of French bread slices.
• Broil buttered bread until golden brown on top, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip bread slices and broil other side until toasted, 2 to 3 more minutes. Remove from oven and turn bread slices over on the baking sheet so the darkest sides are on the bottom.
• Gently spread tuna salad onto bread slices using 2 forks. Press the salad onto the bread and spread tuna all the way to the edges of the bread. Spread shredded sharp Cheddar over each sandwich. Dust tops with cayenne pepper.
• Place sandwiches under broiler and cook until cheese is melted and bubbling, 5 to 6 minutes.

CREAMY 2-CHEESE TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese spread, tuna and onions. Fill bread slices with tuna mixture and Singles.
• Spread outsides of sandwiches with butter.
• Cook in skillet on medium heat 3 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides.

HARD TIMES CREAMED TUNA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth and slowly stream milk into the mixture while whisking continually. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir tuna into the milk mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook until tuna is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Ladle tuna mixture over toasted bread to serve.

CREAMY TUNA MELT

Steps:

• Place broiler rack in position under broiler and turn on broiler.
• Saute garlic,celery and onion in a small amount of oil or butter in a skillet. Cook until onion is just tender.
• Drain tuna and add to skillet along with ricotta cheese, broccoli, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Cook long enough to warm ingredients through, perhaps 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• If you like your bagels to be a bit toasted, place them under broiler while tuna mixture is warming up.
• Place bagel halves, split side up, in baking dish. Spread tuna mixture over top covering all and sprinkle cheese over top of mixture.
• Broil 2 or 3 minutes, until cheese melts.
• Serve at once.
• Broil 3 to 4 inches from the heat until the cheddar melts, about 5 minutes.