Cilantro Tuna Melts

Name: Cilantro Tuna Melts
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread; 2 cans (5 oz each) solid white tuna in water, drained, flaked; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 1/3 cup seeded, finely chopped jalapeño chiles (about 2 chiles); 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 4 oz sliced Cheddar cheese; 1 to 2 tablespoons Crisco® Pure Olive Oil

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By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated Nov 6, 2018

Bake-Off® Contest 46, 2013

Peggy Burns
Seattle, Washington

Cilantro Tuna Melts

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Prep Time 30 min
Total 30 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 4

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Ingredients

1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
2 cans (5 oz each) solid white tuna in water, drained, flaked
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup seeded, finely chopped jalapeño chiles (about 2 chiles)
1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
4 oz sliced Cheddar cheese
1 to 2 tablespoons Crisco® Pure Olive Oil

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Pillsbury Bread

Instructions

Step
1

Heat oven to 350°F. Place oven rack in upper third of oven. Carefully unroll dough on ungreased large cookie sheet. Press dough into 13x10-inch rectangle. Bake 10 minutes.
Step
2

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix tuna, mayonnaise, chiles and cilantro.
Step
3

Remove bread from oven. Place cheese slices on one half of the bread; bake 2 minutes longer or until cheese starts to melt. Remove from oven. Cut into 8 pieces, 4 with cheese and 4 plain. Spread tuna mixture on 4 plain pieces of bread. Top with remaining pieces, cheese side down.
Step
4

Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Brush one side of each sandwich with oil. Place 2 sandwiches in skillet, oil side down; cook 1 to 2 minutes. Brush tops of sandwiches with oil; turn. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining two sandwiches and oil. Cut sandwiches diagonally. Garnish with additional cilantro, if desired.

Nutrition

540 Calories

31g Total Fat

26g Protein

38g Total Carbohydrate

0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 540

Calories from Fat: 280

Total Fat: 31g; 48%

Saturated Fat: 10g; 49%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 60mg; 20%

Sodium: 930mg; 39%

Potassium: 210mg; 6%

Total Carbohydrate: 38g; 13%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 0g

Protein: 26g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%; 15%

Vitamin C: 15%; 15%

Calcium: 15%; 15%

Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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