Chipotle Tuna Melts

Submitted by Pepper Monkey

"I came up with this one using what I had on hand in my pantry. It turned out really great and I now make these at least once a week as a lunch or dinner. All portions are estimates."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) can solid white tuna
• 4 slices whole wheat bread
• 4 slices sharp cheddar cheese
• 1⁄2 cup of chipotle chilli mayonnaise
• 1 stalk long celery
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1 small tomatoes or 2 slices thick tomatoes
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash garlic powder
• hot sauce (I use texas pete hot sauce) (optional)
• jalapeno pepper, sliced (optional)

directions

1. Preheat your broiler in your oven to 300 degrees Combine Tuna, Chipotle Mayo, Chopped onion, Chopped celery in a bowl and stir well.
2. Add seasonings.
3. Place Four slices of whole wheat bread on a cookie sheet and put a slice of cheese on top of each.
4. Place under broiler long enough to melt the cheese.
5. Just until its melted.
6. Next pull the Bread out of the oven and place a tomato on two of the slices and spread tuna mixture on top.
7. Top the Sandwhiches with the other slice of bread.
8. Broil on both sides until the bread is toasted to desired level.
9. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[Kaye Bailey]

This takes tuna salad up a notch! Great recipe Blink. I don't eat bread so I just layered all the other ingredients on an oven-proof plate and broiled. Delicious!

 

[sugarpea]

This tuna salad rocks! Both Dh and I raved about this one. I used all the ingredients as written but changed the technique a bit, using toast, adding the tuna, tomato and finally the cheese. I then placed the entire open-faced sandwich under the broiler to melt the cheese. Outstanding, Blink.