Best French Style Tuna Melt Recipes

TUNA MELT RECIPE

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This classic tuna melt recipe is an easy, affordable, and satisfying lunch or dinner that's ready for the table in less than 30 minutes!

Provided by Blair Lonergan

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 (5 ounce) cans tuna fish in water, drained really well and flaked ((we like solid white albacore tuna in water))
¾ cup finely diced celery
½ cup mayonnaise ((we prefer Duke's brand mayo))
1 ½ tablespoons sweet pickle relish ((or sub with dill pickle relish))
¼ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
¼ teaspoon pepper, plus more to taste
8 slices thick white bread or 4 English muffins, split
2 tomatoes (about 1 lb.), sliced ¼-inch thick ((optional))
8 slices sharp cheddar cheese ((or sub with provolone, Swiss, American, or other favorite cheese))

Steps:

Prepare tuna salad by stirring together tuna, celery, mayonnaise, pickle relish, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
Arrange bread or English muffins on a rimmed baking sheet. Place about 6-inches from the broiler and toast until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
Spread about ½ cup of tuna salad over each slice of toast, top with sliced tomato, then the cheddar. Broil 6-inches from the heat until the cheese is melted and starting to brown, about 3-6 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 tuna melt, Calories 550 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 33 g, Fat 32 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 79 mg, Sodium 1088 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 4 g

HOW TO MAKE A TUNA MELT

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This is dedicated to all those chefs who tell you to never, ever mix fish and cheese together; and yet there they are, at the diner at 2:00 in the morning. And you know what they eat? Tuna melts. And the reason they do is because it is delicious.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Seafood Fish Tuna

Time 25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 (6.5 ounce) jar oil-packed tuna, drained
1 tablespoon minced green onion
2 tablespoons finely diced celery
2 teaspoons capers, drained
1 teaspoon Asian chile paste (such as sambal oelek)
2 tablespoons mayonnaise, or more to taste
⅓ cup fresh mozzarella cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons softened butter, divided
2 thick slices French bread
¼ cup shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese, divided
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 593.5 calories, Carbohydrate 22.9 g, Cholesterol 81.6 mg, Fat 39.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 36.4 g, SaturatedFat 16.4 g, Sodium 918.2 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

TUNA MELT ON FRENCH BREAD

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This is a very simple sandwich that I love. My mom would make this for the family for lunch or dinner. All of us kids loved it. It is now one of my fiance's favorite meals that he request for his birthday which is great because it is so easy to make. I hope you will try this and enjoy it as much as I do!

Provided by Hollybear76

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 loaf French bread
2 (6 ounce) cans tuna
1/4 cup mayonnaise (I use miracle whip) or 1/4 cup Miracle Whip (I use miracle whip)
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon garlic powder
5 -6 slices swiss cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together tuna, mayo, sour cream, and garlic powder. Spread the mixture over the french bread that has been cut in half. Put swiss cheese over tuna (enough to cover) and put the top of the loaf over tuna and cheese. Wrap foil around the sandwich and bake for 30 minutes. Cut into individual sandwiches and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 661.1, Fat 25.2, SaturatedFat 10.6, Cholesterol 74.6, Sodium 903.5, Carbohydrate 66.4, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 2.2, Protein 40.2

FRENCH-STYLE TUNA MELT

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Tapenade was not even a word in my vocabulary, much less my cuisine. I tried this recipe, however, from the Rachel Ray website and was delighted with the new flavor. I had grown tried of traditional tuna fIsh salad, but believe it or not, I enjoyed this variation so much that I added tuna fish into my diet again as a healthy food choice.

Provided by Robin DuPree @robdupree

Categories Fish

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 - french baguette, split lengthwise
2 - 6 oz cans solid white albacore tuna in water, drained and flaked
1/4 cup(s) store bought black olive tapenade
- juice of l lemon
2 tablespoon(s) extra-virgin olive oil (evoo)
1 - large shallot, finely chopped
1/4 cup(s) (a small handful) flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
3 - sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed and chopped
- freshly ground black pepper
1 - plum tomato, thinly sliced
4 ounce(s) brie cheese, sliced/or variety of choice

Steps:

Preheat broiler to medium heat.
Remove most of the soft bread "guts" from each side of the baguette and place on a cookie sheet. Transfer the sheet to the oven and broil until golden, about 1-2 minutes.
Once the bread is toasted, combine the tuna, tapenade, lemon juice, EVOO, shallot, parsley, and thyme in a bowl and season with a little black pepper.
Spread the tuna mixture over the dug-out part of the toasted baguette. Top with the sliced tomatoes and Brie Cheese and place under the broiler until the cheese has melted.
Another variety of cheese such as Swiss or Mozzarella tastes great as a substitution, if Brie Cheese is not preferred.

TUNA MELTS

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Delicious melted cheesy tuna sandwiches.

Provided by P. Kelly

Categories Seafood Fish Tuna

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (1 pound) loaf French bread
1 small sweet onion, peeled and diced
1 (12 ounce) can tuna, drained
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 cup mayonnaise

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a mixing bowl, combine sweet onion, drained tuna, mozzarella, and mayonnaise. Mix thoroughly.
Spread tuna mixture on slices of French bread to form a sandwich. Place sandwiches on a cookie sheet.
Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 483.3 calories, Carbohydrate 34.1 g, Cholesterol 41.1 mg, Fat 27.7 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 24.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 716.4 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

TUNA MELT SANDWICHES

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When our children were young, I often fixed this warm tuna melt sandwich recipe. They go well with chips and a salad for a quick lunch. -Carole Anhalt, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup diced cheddar cheese
1 can (6 ounces) tuna, drained and flaked
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
6 hamburger buns, split

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients; set aside. Spread butter over cut sides of buns. Spread tuna mixture on bun bottoms; replace tops. Wrap in foil. , Bake until the cheese is melted, 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 363 calories, Fat 23g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 629mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 15g protein.