Creamy Tuna Melts

Creamy Tuna Melts could be just the pescatarian recipe you've been looking for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 561 calories, 33g of protein, and 41g of fat each. For $1.71 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. This recipe is liked by 23 foodies and cooks. This recipe from Framed Cooks requires shredded cheddar cheese, cheese curd, english muffins, and tuna. A couple people really liked this main course. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 63%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Creamy Homestyle Tuna Melts, Creamy Home-style Tuna Melts, and Tuna Melts.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

2 ribs of celery, diced

1 cup small curd cottage cheese

2 English muffins

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tablespoon lemon juice

½ cup mayonnaise

1 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese

12 ounces tuna, drained and crumbled

Equipment:

baking pan

aluminum foil

Cooking instruction summary:

Spit the muffins with a fork and lightly toast them.Mix together tuna, cottage cheese, mayo, celery, garlic and lemon juice.Divide the tuna mixture among the four muffin halves. Top with cheese.Line a rimmed baking dish with foil and put the tuna melts on the baking dish.Broil the tuna melts until the cheese is melted, watching carefully as this goes fast!Serve at once, TELLING NOBODY about the cottage cheese part.

 

Step by step:


1. Spit the muffins with a fork and lightly toast them.

2. Mix together tuna, cottage cheese, mayo, celery, garlic and lemon juice.Divide the tuna mixture among the four muffin halves. Top with cheese.Line a rimmed baking dish with foil and put the tuna melts on the baking dish.Broil the tuna melts until the cheese is melted, watching carefully as this goes fast!

3. Serve at once, TELLING NOBODY about the cottage cheese part.


Nutrition Information:

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560k Calories
33g Protein
40g Total Fat
14g Carbs
12% Health Score
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Calories
560k
28%

Fat
40g
63%

  Saturated Fat
14g
91%

Carbohydrates
14g
5%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
102mg
34%

Sodium
893mg
39%

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Protein
33g
67%

Selenium
64µg
93%

Vitamin K
52µg
50%

Vitamin B3
9mg
46%

Calcium
446mg
45%

Vitamin B12
2µg
41%

Phosphorus
312mg
31%

Vitamin B6
0.33mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.24mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Iron
1mg
11%

Magnesium
36mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Vitamin A
439IU
9%

Vitamin D
1µg
8%

Potassium
281mg
8%

Manganese
0.16mg
8%

Folate
28µg
7%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.48mg
5%

Fiber
1g
4%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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