Southwest Tuna Melt Loaf

This is more of a bread pudding that cuts like a loaf.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  softened butter
• 8  slices  firm  white bread
• 1 (12 ounce) can solid white tuna packed in water, drained and flaked
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 3  eggs
• 2  teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1  teaspoon  hot pepper sauce
• 1  teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 1⁄2 cups  grated monterey jack pepper cheese
• 1⁄3 cup diced pimento

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°; use about ½ tablespoon butter to grease a shallow 2-quart baking pan.
2. Spread the remaining butter on both sides of the bread, then break the bread into large chunks and place in a single layer, close together, in the baking pan.
3. Sprinkle the tuna over the bread.
4. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce, and mustard.
5. Stir in the cheese and pimento; pour the mixture over the bread and tuna, pushing the bread slices into the liquid to absorb it.
6. Bake 35-45 minutes until the loaf is puffed and golden; serve immediately.