Tuna Melts are a cheap and easy meal to make – for when money is tight!
You’ll love eating it with soups, during lunch or dinner!
Tuna Melts
Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
Course: AppetizersCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
+
–
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
20
minutesCalories
280
kcalTotal time
30
minutesCrispy toasted sandwiches topped with creamy tuna mixture and melted cheese. Warm, savory, and perfect for a quick and satisfying snack or light meal.
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Ingredients
1 French stick-cut into 1.5cm slices or just plain bread
1 small Cucumber-peeled and diced finely
2 Shallots- finely diced
1 Tomatoes-sliced
0.5 cup Cheddar Cheese-grated
0.5 cup Mayonnaise
185 gram Tuna-tin in springwater
Salt and pepper-to taste
Directions
- In a bowl mix together the tuna, diced cucumber, shallots, mayonnaise and salt and pepper.
- Heap the mixture onto the French Stick rounds and top with a slice of tomato and grated cheese.
- Bake in a hot oven (190 degrees) for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
- Recipe Hints and Tips:
- Tuna Melts are not suitable for freezing. I’d doubt if there’s anything left to freeze though!
- Makes a great accompaniment for soup or is a terrific dinner on its own!
- Other variations of Tuna Melts include adding corn kernels, slices of tomato, raw onion, capsicum, or lettuce. You could also add arugula and yellow peppers to spice things up a bit.
Notes
- Tuna Melts are not suitable for freezing. I’d doubt if there’s anything left to freeze though!
- Makes a great accompaniment for soup or is a terrific dinner on its own!
- Other variations of Tuna Melts include adding corn kernels, slices of tomato, raw onion, capsicum, or lettuce. You could also add arugula and yellow peppers to spice things up a bit.
Clare Whitfield
Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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