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Servings:
2
Tangy Tuna Melt Panini
Quick and easy tasty tuna melt to put a little zest in a boring lunch.
Total Time
15min
4.8
4 Ratings
Author: Food Guru
Servings:
2
Ingredients
•
1/3
cup
Canned Albacore Tuna
•
1
Tbsp
Low-Fat Mayonnaise
•
4
Tbsp
Celery
•
1/4
Lemon
•
1/2
tsp
Capers
•
1/4
tsp
Simply Organic Garlic Powder
•
1
tsp
Fresh Chives
•
1
tsp
Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley
•
1/4
tsp
Smoked Paprika
•
1/4
tsp
Salt
•
to taste
Ground Black Pepper
•
4
slices
Bread
•
2
Sharp Cheddar Cheese
or Pepper Jack Cheese
Cooking Instructions
1.
Preheat Panini maker to "Grill" on "High."
2.
Drain
Canned Albacore Tuna (1/3 cup)
liquid from can and add the tuna to the mixing bowl. Add
Low-Fat Mayonnaise (1 Tbsp)
,
Simply Organic Garlic Powder (1/4 tsp)
, and
Salt (1/4 tsp)
.
3.
Drain and chop
Capers (1/2 tsp)
, along with the
Celery (4 Tbsp)
and
Fresh Chives (1 tsp)
. Add them to the bowl along with the chopped
Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley (1 tsp)
.
4.
Add
Smoked Paprika (1/4 tsp)
, juice of the
Lemon (1/4)
and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
. Mix well and set aside.
5.
Lightly warm and toast
Bread (4 slices)
for a few minutes then remove from Panini maker. Add
Sharp Cheddar Cheese (2)
to cover one side of the bread.
6.
Lower Panini maker to Medium-High or Medium. Put one slice of bread back on Panini maker, place sliced cheese on bread, followed by tuna mixture, and finally by the last piece of bread.
7.
Close Panini maker and check on sandwich after 5 minutes to see if cheese is melted and sandwich is hot. Enjoy!
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
435
FAT
14.2 g
PROTEIN
23.9 g
CARBS
52.4 g
