Healthy Tuna Melt open-faced sandwiches

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With a healthy dose of protein, savoury tuna and delicious cheese pair well with a salad for a quick meal. A low-calorie version is available as well!

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  • 2
  • Easy
  • 10 mins
  • 10 mins
  • Budget Friendly

Ingredients

  • 1 can tuna in water, drained
  • seasonings to taste (eg., fresh or dried parsly, chopped green onions or dried onion flakes, cracked black pepper)
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp mayonnaise (or, for reduced calories, use Walden Farms mayo-type spread)
  • 4 slices weight Watcher's whole wheat or Squirrelly light sprouted grain bread
  • 4 slices cheese eg., whole or light cheddar (or reduce calories further with 8 wedges light Laughing Cow cheese, each sliced in half)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat toaster oven or regular oven to 350 degrees F.
If desired, toast bread lightly in toaster until just starting to brown. (omit if a softer sandwich is desired).

Step 2

Using a fork, combine tuna with seasonings and mayo-type spread until thoroughly mixed.

Step 3

Divide tuna mix equally into four portions, and spread on each slice of bread equally.

Step 4

Top each with a cheese slice (or two wedges each of Laughing Cow light cheese).

Step 5

Brown in oven for 5-10 minutes until cheese is softened or melted to desired state.

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Lightest version works out to approximately 260 calories each serving of two slices.

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