This classic tuna melt brings together creamy tuna, gooey cheese, and crispy bread for the perfect hot sandwich. Make it fast for lunch, dinner, or anytime you need something easy and filling.
20ouncestuna in water or oildrained (four 5-ounce cans)
1medium onionchopped (about ½ cup)
½celery stalkchopped (about ¼ cup)
1clovegarlicminced (or ½ teaspoon ready minced garlic)
1tablespoonparsleychopped
5tablespoonmayonnaise
3tablespoonolive oildivided into 2 tablespoons and 1 tablespoon
½cupmozzarellashredded
salt and pepperto taste
12slicesbread
softened butter
Instructions
Drain the water or oil from the tuna.
Place the tuna in a medium bowl and using a fork loosen it apart.
To the tuna bowl add the onion, celery, garlic, parsley, mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and mozzarella cheese. Stir to combine.
Add salt and pepper to taste and mix again.
Place a nonstick skillet on the stove and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Heat over medium heat.
Butter one side of a piece of bread and carefully place that slice butter side down into the now hot skillet.
Now spoon about 3 heaping tablespoons of tuna filling onto the slice of bread in the skillet, more or less depending on how thick you like your sandwiches.
Take another slice of bread and butter one side. Place that slice of buttered bread on top of the sandwich in the skillet with the butter side up.
Watch for browning on the underside of the sandwich and grill until golden brown. Next flip the sandwich over and brown the other side.
Remove from the skillet and place on a paper towel lined plate.
Notes
You can place the tuna in a paper towel or a clean dish towel and wring out even more liquid, this makes for a less soggy sandwich.
If your butter is too hard to spread, place it in the center of the frying pan. When it has fully melted, spread it around a little and set your bread directly on top.