French Bread Tuna Melt

Open face tuna melt made with sliced french bread from the bakery with cheese draped over the top. So easy to make!!

Updated 06/27/2021

What is a tuna melt made of?

Tuna Salad either in between two slices of bread, or as an open face, on top of one slice of bread. Place cheese on top. Bake to melt the cheese.

What can you put in tuna instead of mayo?

Creamy avocados, hummus, yogurt, pesto, miracle whip.

Is a tuna melt hot or cold?

Tuna melts are served hot or warm. Tuna salad sandwiches are cold.

Here are a few more recipes using tuna salad…

• Tuna Melt Sliders
• Grilled Tuna and Cheese
• Tuna Salad Pinwheels

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• Mixing Bowls
• Baking Sheet

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French Bread Tuna Melt

This open face tuna melt is made with sliced french bread from the bakery with cheese draped over the top. So easy to make!!

Course Appetizers, Lunch, Main, Main Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword classic tuna melt, how to make tuna melt, melt sandwich, tuna cheese melt, tuna melt for dinner, tuna melt open face, tuna melt variations, tuna melts recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 6 minutes

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Total Time 11 minutes

Servings 2 Servings

Calories 677kcal

Equipment

• 9 x 13 Baking Sheet

Ingredients

• 4 Slices French Bread
• 16 Tbsp Tuna Salad = 1 cup
• 4 Slices American Cheese

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°. I used my toaster oven since I was only cooking for two.
• Make your tuna salad. Save 1 cup (16 Tbsp) for recipe. Eat the rest, like I did.
  
• Arrange bread on baking sheet. Place 4 tbsp of tuna salad on each slice.
  
• Fold each slice of cheese in half and place both halves on top of the tuna salad.
  
• Bake 5-6 minutes or until cheese has melted and bread is slightly crispy on the sides.
  

Notes

ITEMS/INGREDIENTS USED IN RECIPE – If you are interested in any of the items I may have used (or are similar to the items I used) in making this recipe, I have listed all or some of them above within the post.  NOTE:  These links are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from the sale of certain item. This does not affect your price, it remains the same.

Nutrition

Calories: 677kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 1804mg | Potassium: 500mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 397IU | Calcium: 512mg | Iron: 6mg