Easy Tuna Melt

close up shot of Tuna Melt sandwiches stacked on top of each other

5 from 12 votes

Mix together the perfect tuna salad, add some yummy mozzarella, and grill this sandwich to make a tuna melt recipe you’ll come back to time and time again.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Tuna Melt Recipe

Servings: sandwiches

Calories: 411kcal

Ingredients

20 ounces tuna in water or oil, drained (four 5-ounce cans)
1 medium onion, chopped (about ½ cup)
½ celery stalk, chopped (about ¼ cup)
1 clove garlic, minced (or ½ teaspoon ready minced garlic)
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
5 tablespoon mayonnaise
3 tablespoon olive oil, divided into 2 tablespoons and 1 tablespoon
½ cup mozzarella, shredded
salt and pepper, to taste
12 slices bread
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.

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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.

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