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close, side view of open faced tuna melt on bake sheet topped with bacon and chives

Open Faced Tuna Melt with Bacon

Erica
Open Faced Tuna Melt with Bacon has toasted English muffins topped with the BEST tuna salad, Swiss cheese, and bacon. For a delicious lunch or light dinner, this tuna melt is made open face in the toaster oven or conventional oven with just the right balance of creaminess and crunch.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 3 people
Calories 593 kcal

Ingredients
 

For the tuna salad

For the tuna melts

  • 3 English muffins split
  • 6 slices Swiss cheese
  • 3 strips bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 3 Tbsp fresh snipped chives

Instructions
 

Make the tuna salad

  • Combine the ingredients for the tuna salad in a bowl with a fork. Set aside or refrigerate until use ready to proceed.

Make the tuna melts

  • Toast the English muffins until golden. Transfer to a bake sheet.
  • Set toaster oven or conventional oven to broil.
  • Top the English muffins with tuna salad and cheese.
  • Place bake tray/sheet in oven (*see Notes*) and cook until cheese just starts to melt. Top with bacon and continue to cook until cheese is melty and melt is warmed through.
  • Top with chives and serve.

Notes

In a toaster oven, just place the toaster bake pan on the rack in the toaster oven. In a conventional oven, cook the melts a couple inches under the broiler.
Watch the melts while cooking because the cheese will melt quickly. This is especially true in a conventional oven.
Serving sizes are based on using English muffins. If larger delivery vehicles are used - bread, bagels, etc - this may reduce serving size to 2, with those servings being more generous.

Nutrition

Calories: 593kcal (30%) | Carbohydrates: 28g (9%) | Protein: 40g (80%) | Fat: 38g (58%) | Saturated Fat: 13g (81%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 107mg (36%) | Sodium: 808mg (35%) | Potassium: 337mg (10%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 2g (2%)

Calorie count is purely an estimate calculated using an online application to serve as a guide and not to be taken as accurate nutritional information. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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