These gluten-free, low carb, keto tuna melt stuffed tomatoes have all the tuna melt taste but without all the carbs.
Tuna Melt Stuffed Tomatoes are a grain-free, primal, low carb tuna melt without the bun and the carbs.
Hollowed out tomato halves filled with tuna salad and topped with melted cheese. These are an easy, high protein, low carb alternative to the sandwich.
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Tuna Melt Tomato Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 4 tomatoes, medium-sized
- 6-ounce tuna, drained
- 2 ½ tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon minced celery
- ½ teaspoon parsley
- ½ tablespoon mustard, organic stone ground
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon golden flax meal *optional
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 slices cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 F, and line or grease a baking sheet.
- Cut tomatoes in half and use the bottom half of tomatoes.
- Using a knife slice around the inner edges of tomato halves and with a spoon, scoop out the center of tomatoes. Be sure to dump out all seeds, pulp and juices. Turn tomato halves over on a plate to drain.
- In a medium bowl combine all the remaining ingredients except for the cheese slices. Mix together and break up tuna into flakes. Mix until combined.
- Turn the tomato halves over and fill each hollowed out tomato with tuna salad mixture.
- Cut the 2 cheese slices in half and top each tomato with cheese.
- Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from oven, cool and serve.
Nutritional Data: Servings: 4, Serving Size: 1, Cal: 170, Carbs: 3.5 g, Net Carbs: 2.5 g, Fiber: 1 g, Protein: 13 g, Fat: 12 g, Sugars: 2 g.
*All nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*
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Tuna Melt Stuffed Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 4 tomatoes medium sized
- 6 ounce tuna drained
- 2 ½ tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon minced celery
- ½ teaspoon parsley
- ½ tablespoon mustard organic stone ground
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon golden flax meal *optional for extra fiber
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 slices cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F, and line or grease a baking sheet.
- Cut tomatoes in half and use the bottom half of tomatoes.
- Using a knife slice around the inner edges of tomato halves and with a spoon, scoop out the center of tomatoes. Be sure to dump out all seeds, pulp and juices. Turn tomato halves over on a plate to drain.
- In a medium bowl combine all the remaining ingredients except for the cheese slices. Mix together and break up tuna into flakes. Mix until combined.
- Turn the tomato halves over and fill each hollowed out tomato with tuna salad mixture.
- Cut the 2 cheese slices in half and top each tomato with cheese.
- Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from oven, cool and serve.
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Jenn says
Can chicken be substituted for tuna?
Stacey says
Yes, you can use chicken.
susanne says
are you suppose to eat this warm or cold?
Stacey says
I prefer them cold, but I suppose you could eat them warm.
Dianna says
If you eat them cold why bake them at all???
Stacey says
You don't need to bake them. I just did to melt the cheese.
Christine @ myblissfulmess says
These looks wonderful! Perfect for a nice light and quick lunch.
Stacey says
Thank you so much, Christine 🙂
Lisa says
#5. Tuna the tomatoe halves over, don't you mean "Turn?" LOL 🤔
I will be making these real soon, Thanks.
Stacey says
Hi Lisa, auto-correct got me and my bad eyes again, lol 🙂 Thanks for letting me know.
Charlene says
why just use the bottoms - what about the top half of the tomato?
Stacey says
You can use the top half if the tomato is big enough to make two.
Ike says
I love anything to do with tomatoes
Stacey says
I love tomatoes too, Ike 🙂
Sarah says
Yes! Tuna stuffed in tomatoes with cheese - does it get any better than that?!
Stacey says
Thanks Sarah 🙂