How to make Tuna Cheese Melts in the oven
Crunchy, creamy, gooey tunacheese melts you can make at home! Weshow you how to make tuna cheese melts in the oven, anytime, two at a time.
Servings: 2 sandwiches
Ingredients
Tuna Salad
- 1 5-ounce can solid white tuna in water, drained and flaked
- ⅛ cup mayonnaise
- ⅛ cup finely chopped onion
- ⅛ cup chopped bread-and-butter pickles
- ⅛ cup minced celery
- 1 ½ teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon table salt
Sandwiches
- 4 slices hearty white sandwich bread multigrain, or ciabatta thickly sliced
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 2 slices deli sharp cheddar cheese 2 ounces
- 2 slices deli American cheese 2 ounces – see section on best cheese for tuna melts for substitutions.
Instructions
- For the best results, do not use chunk light tuna here. You can substitute one 6.7-ounce jar of Tonnino Tuna Fillets in Olive Oil, if desired. The sandwiches will just be a nice and thick.
- FOR THE TUNA SALAD: Before preheating the oven, Adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Now preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine all ingredients in medium sized bowl. Tuna salad is great to make ahead to save time. If you are short of time make ahead and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
- FOR THE SANDWICHES: Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Melt your butter in the microwave and brush 1 side of each slice of bread with melted butter. Place 2 slices of bread, buttered side down, on prepared sheet. Top each slice of bread with 1 slice of cheddar, one-quarter of tuna salad, 1 slice of American cheese, and 1 remaining slice of bread, buttered side up.
- Bake sandwiches until golden brown on top, about 8 minutes. Flip sandwiches using a spatula like this fish spatula and continue to bake until golden brown on second side and cheese is melted, 5 to 8 minutes longer. Let cool for 5 minutes. Cut in half and serve.
Notes
Note: This recipe was inspired by America’s Test Kitchen