Creamy Tuna Melt Recipe For Kids

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.

KID FRIENDLY TUNA MELT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
• In a small bowl, combine the 6oz tuna and the 1/4 cup greek yogurt. Mix until well combined and set aside
• Brush one side of all 4 bread slices with olive oil
• Place 2 slices of bread, olive oil side down on a sheet pan
• Equally divide tuna and greek yogurt mixture between both slices of bread. Spread out evenly
• Top both slices of bread with tomato slices, pickles and top with cheddar cheese slice
• Place reamining 2 slices of bread, olive oil side up, on top of sandwich
• Place in oven, until cheese is melted and top of bread is golden brown, about 6-8 minutes
• Remove and allow to cool slightly before serving

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.

SIMPLE TUNA MELT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place bread slices in the oven to toast while it preheats, and while you make the tuna salad.
• In a small bowl, mix together the tuna, mayonnaise, salt, balsamic vinegar, mustard and dill pickle until well blended. Remove bread from the oven, and pile the tuna mixture onto one slice. Sprinkle cheese over the other slice of bread.
• Bake for 7 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is melted and tuna is heated through. Place the cheese side of the sandwich on top of the tuna side. Cut in half and serve immediately.

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.

TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the tuna, celery, onion and mayonnaise. Spread on bottom of buns; set bun tops aside. Top tuna mixture with a slice of cheese and tomato. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Top each with a lettuce leaf; replace bun tops.

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.