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Starkist Cheesy Tuna

Cheesy Tuna Expedition Melt

Lunch/Supper Crediting for Ages 3-5

Total Time

20 minutes

Serving Size

½ tuna melt sandwich 

Servings

8

recipe component - meat grain

Components

Meats/Meat Alternates, Grains

Ingredients

  • 1 (11 oz) pouch StarKist® Chunk Light Tuna 
  • 3 tbsp 
  • 2 tbsp plain Greek yogurt 
  • 1 ½ tbsp sweet pickle relish 
  • 8 slices whole wheat bread, 28 g each 
  • 4 slices cheddar cheese, 1 oz each 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F. 
  2. Combine mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, and pickle relish in a large bowl.  Add undrained tuna and stir until combined. 
  3. Spray a sheet pan heavily with butter-flavored cooking spray. 
  4. Lay 4 slices of bread onto prepared pan. 
  5. Spread 1/3 cup of the mixture onto each of four bread slices. 
  6. Place a slice of cheese on top of the tuna mixture. 
  7. Cover with the remaining bread slices to form sandwiches. 
  8. Spray tops of sandwiches with butter-flavored cooking spray. 
  9. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until bread is toasted and cheese is melted. 

Alternative cooking method: Can also cook these on the stovetop in a greased skillet. 

One tuna melt provides 1 ¾ oz eq. meats/meat alternates and 1 oz eq. grains.  

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