Family and Budget Friendly Tuna Melts
The classic tuna sandwich is an American favorite. Not only is it easy to make it’s also incredibly affordable. Tuna is protein packed and a kid favorite. We serve our tuna melts with fresh veggies, kettle cooked chips, and natural soda. Here’s how we make it.
My recipe is VERY round-a-bout, we taste it on and off as we make it and adjust the amounts of ingredients to suit our pallet depending on the day.
Step-by-Step
Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees.
Now make the tuna. First, start out with canned tuna in water. I don’t skimp on the brand here since it’s so affordable anyway. Use your favorite storage container for easy cleanup. We usually use two or three large cans of tuna depending if we want leftovers. 
Next, reasonable add yellow mustard across the top, followed up by doing the same with mayonnaise. After you mix it, taste the tuna to see if you need more of either the mustard or mayo.
Now, you are ready to season the tuna. We like to add two heaping tablespoons of dill relish. We also add salt, pepper, and oregano.
Alrighty, time to make the melts. Slice some nice kaiser rolls in half and liberally add tuna to the bottom side of each roll. Then place one piece of cheese on top of each half sandwich. You can even add a nice slice of tomato here too, we just didn’t have any on hand.
Pop’em in your hot oven til the cheese just starts to melt. Then reach in and top each sandwich with the top half of the rolls. Wait just a couple minutes and everything will be toasty, melty, and delicious.
You’re ready to serve these tuna melts hot! Serve them up deli style with kettle chips, fresh veggies, and natural soda. Then cozy up to watch some Olympics with your sweet ones!!!
Note: The leftovers are awesome! We usually eat them with Ritz crackers or corn chips. Talk about a great protein rich snack for the kids! In the summer I just keep tuna made in the fridge to help ward off hungry kids at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Here’s the Recipe.
Family and Budget Friendly Tuna Melts
Ingredients
- 2-3 cans tuna in water
- yellow mustard
- mayonaise
- 1/2 t dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 heaping T dill relish
- 4 kaiser rolls
- fresh veggies (like carrots and grape tomatoes)
- kettle cooked potato chips
Instructions
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First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees
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Drain the tuna and place it in a large resealable bowl
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Add enough mustard to reasonably cover the top of the tuna. Then do the same with the mayo. Taste the mixture and add more of either if needed.
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Add your spices and relish.
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Mix everything together and give it another taste to see if you need to adjust ingredients
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Slice your kaiser rolls in half, then liberally add tuna to the bottom half of each roll. Place a slice of cheese on top of each.
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Bake for 4-5 minutes just until the cheese starts to melt, then reach in and place the top half of the roll on each sandwich and continue cooking.
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Set out your plates with your yummy sides.
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Once the cheese starts to ooze down the side of the sandwiches you are done!
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Serve immediately!
Recipe Notes
I have been making this recipe from memory for as long as I can remember. I never saw my mom use a recipe either. Just a lot of tasting as she made it. So I guess the credit for this American classic goes to the genius who developed canned tuna in the first place.
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