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📋Two Cheese Mexican Tuna Melt Recipe

This Mexican Tuna Melt is a new take on an old favorite, pairing Mexican flavors with healthy broccoli slaw, two types of gooey melted cheese and canned tuna for an easy, healthy and quick tuna melt meal. Weight Watchers friendly @ only 6 WW points on blue per serving. If you are looking for canned tuna recipes, this unique, quick and delicious recipe is for you!
Course entree, main
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword canned tuna recipe, mexican, tuna melt
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 185kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Ingredients

  • ½ 340g/12oz bag broccoli coleslaw see NOTES for using remaining ½ bag
  • ½ cup sharp/old cheddar cheese light or regular
  • ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 170g can tuna
  • Âź cup mayonnaise
  • ½ teaspoon crushed or pureed garlic
  • ½ teaspoon agave syrup
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice can substitute concentrated
  • 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon jalapenos I use tamed jalapenos, chopped
  • 3 taco shells crushed
  • ⅓ cup canned, sliced black olives
  • Âź cup chopped green onion
  • 4 tablespoon salsa
  • 4 pieces of rye bread

Garnish: additional salsa and sour cream

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9X13 cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray
    • In a small bowl, mix garlic, lime juice,mayo and agave together with a whisk.
    • Mix tuna, broccoli slaw, green onion, jalapenos, cilantro, black olives and salt together in a large, separate bowl.
    • Pour mayonnaise mixture over broccoli coleslaw/tuna mixture and mix well.
    • Toast bread (to prevent sogginess)
    • Top toast with about ⅓ - ½ cup broccoli/tuna mixture (however much you can fit on)
    • Soften taco shells in microwave for 20 seconds then crush. Spread crushed shells over tuna melts, dividing shells between all 4 melts
    • Spread 1 tablespoon of salsa on each melt over crushed taco shells.
    • Top with both cheeses, dividing between all 4 melts,
    • Melt in oven for 8 minutes, then turn up to broil for about 2 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and starting to brown. * If it's really hot, melt the cheese in the microwave for 3-4 minutes.
    • Top with additional salsa and sour cream as garnish, if desired.

    Notes

    📖 Variations
    Cheese: if you don't have jack cheese, just use cheddar. I also use low-fat cheddar to lighten it up. You could also use a spicy cheese to add a zip to it.
    Bread: you can use buns or any type of bread
    Coleslaw: you can use regular coleslaw instead of broccoli slaw
    Microwave it! (when it's really hot): During the summer I skip the oven and simply make these using the toaster and microwave. Depending on your microwave, wattage, you'll need to microwave these for 2-4 minutes, approximately. If you are using low-fat cheddar, as I do, it takes longer to melt than regular cheddar.
    💭 Top tips
    Toast the bread before you put the mixture on it and before it goes in the oven. This prevents it from getting soggy.
    Leftover Broccoli Slaw: You will have a ½ bag of broccoli slaw left, so why not try my Ukrainian Shortcut Borscht for a quick and easy weeknight meal?
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    Nutrition Facts
    📋Two Cheese Mexican Tuna Melt Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 tuna melt)
    Calories 185 Calories from Fat 108
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 12g18%
    Saturated Fat 4g25%
    Cholesterol 17mg6%
    Sodium 889mg39%
    Potassium 119mg3%
    Carbohydrates 11g4%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 2g2%
    Protein 8g16%
    Vitamin A 370IU7%
    Vitamin C 8.3mg10%
    Calcium 188mg19%
    Iron 0.5mg3%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1tuna melt | Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 889mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 370IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 188mg | Iron: 0.5mg