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Easy Tuna Melts

November 2, 2016 by Lindsay 3 Comments

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This recipe for Easy Tuna Melts comes together quickly and is great for lunch! Try it to help add more seafood to your diet!

This recipe for Easy Tuna Melts comes together quickly and is great for lunch! Try it to help add more seafood to your diet!

Thanks to the National Fisheries Institute for sponsoring this post.

Hi Friends!

Remember a few weeks ago when I shared this post full of Quick & Easy Seafood Recipes? I talked about the recently released 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines For Americans which recommend all Americans eat at least 2-3 servings (8 ounces) of seafood, which includes fish and shellfish, per week.

Here’s the deal: Seafood is often under-consumed, but that doesn’t have to be the case. It’s super versatile and easy to prepare. Plus there’s a wide variety of seafood options to choose from when you’re looking for delicious recipes to try! The new Dish on Fish blog (plus their Facebook and Pinterest pages are a great place to start for healthy seafood recipe ideas!

This recipe for Easy Tuna Melts comes together quickly and is great for lunch! Try it to help add more seafood to your diet!

And lucky for you, I have another easy-to-prepare recipe for you today! Lunch is sometimes a bit of a struggle for me as I seem to spend more time getting Squish’s lunch ready, talking to hubby, cleaning up the kitchen etc than actually eating myself. I’ve been looking for delicious lunch ideas that I can throw together and eat quickly so I still have time for everything else that needs to get done.

These Easy Tuna Melts fit the bill! Ready in minutes and then you can just pop it under the broiler or into the microwave to melt the cheese! Best part? I can eat it standing up with one hand, or sit down and eat it with a fork if I’m feeling fancy.

Here’s how you make it:

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Easy Tuna Melts

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This recipe for Easy Tuna Melts comes together quickly and is great for lunch! Try it to help add more seafood to your diet!

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: serves 2 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 can tuna (I use low-sodium)
  • 1/4 cup mashed sweet potato
  • 2 Tbsp mashed avocado
  • 1/4 cup chopped red pepper
  • 2 Tbsp chopped green onion
  • 2 Tbsp hummus
  • 2 slices bread
  • 2 slices cheese
  • hot sauce – optional

Instructions

  1. Toast slices of bread.
  2. In a bowl, combine the tuna, sweet potato, avocado, red pepper, green onions and hummus and mix until well combined.
  3. Divide tuna mixture onto two slices of bread.
  4. Top each with a slice of cheese and stick under the broiler or in the microwave to melt cheese.
  5. Top with hot sauce if desired and serve warm!

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See what I mean by easy?? To make these even easier to prepare, make the tuna mixture ahead of time…then all you have to do is assemble at lunch time! Boom! 5 minute lunch!

This recipe for Easy Tuna Melts comes together quickly and is great for lunch! Try it to help add more seafood to your diet!

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Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of National Fisheries Institute. The opinions and text are my own.

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Filed Under: Lunch, Sponsored Tagged With: Avocado, Bell Pepper, Cheese, Green Onion, Hummus, Sweet Potato, Tuna

About Lindsay

Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. Gem (breakfastandsalads) says

    November 3, 2016 at 12:23 AM

    This looks absolutely divine! I would not have thought about adding sweet potato to the mix. Will have to try it out soon 🙂

    Reply
  2. Kelli says

    November 3, 2016 at 6:24 AM

    Growing up I was always so sure I hated cooked fish, but since sushi isn’t the cheapest I’ve been trying to like fish more as an adult. This looks like an easy, getting used to fish kind of sandwich!

    Reply
  3. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    November 3, 2016 at 11:49 AM

    Now I know what I’m having for lunch today!

    Reply

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