Best 8 Bunsteads Aka Hot Tuna Melts Recipes

Are you in search of a delectable and comforting meal that combines the flavors of tuna, cheese, and toasted bread? Look no further than the classic bunstead, also known as the hot tuna melt. This delightful sandwich features flaky tuna, melted cheese, creamy mayonnaise, and tangy mustard, all nestled between two slices of perfectly toasted bread. With its irresistible combination of textures and flavors, the bunstead is a timeless favorite that is easy to prepare and perfect for lunch, dinner, or a quick snack. Whether you prefer a simple recipe or one with additional layers of flavor, this article will guide you through the steps to create the best bunstead that will satisfy your cravings and leave you wanting more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

TUNA MELT

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 English muffins, split, or 4 slices sourdough, rye, or whole wheat bread
2 tablespoons prepared mayonnaise (optional)
1 recipe Tuna Salad, recipe follows
1 cup shredded sharp farmhouse Cheddar cheese
Two 6-ounce cans white meat tuna packed in water, drained
2 tablespoons minced celery
2 tablespoons minced red onion, soaked in cold water for 5 minutes and drained
1 teaspoon minced flat-leaf parsley
1/3 cup prepared mayonnaise
1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
Freshly ground black pepper,
Freshly squeezed lemon juice, to taste (optional)

Steps:

Preheat the broiler and set the rack about 4 to 5 inches from the heat source.
Spread the bread out on a baking sheet and toast. Spread the toasted muffins or bread with the mayonnaise, if using. Top with the Tuna Salad and then the shredded cheese. Place the baking sheet under the broiler and heat for 3 to 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted. Serve immediately.
In a small mixing bowl break up the tuna with a fork. Toss with the celery, onion, and parsley. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, and season with pepper to taste. Stir to combine. Add lemon juice, if using.

TUNA MELTS

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Delicious melted cheesy tuna sandwiches.

Provided by P. Kelly

Categories Seafood Fish Tuna

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (1 pound) loaf French bread
1 small sweet onion, peeled and diced
1 (12 ounce) can tuna, drained
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 cup mayonnaise

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a mixing bowl, combine sweet onion, drained tuna, mozzarella, and mayonnaise. Mix thoroughly.
Spread tuna mixture on slices of French bread to form a sandwich. Place sandwiches on a cookie sheet.
Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 483.3 calories, Carbohydrate 34.1 g, Cholesterol 41.1 mg, Fat 27.7 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 24.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 716.4 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

TUNA MELT SANDWICHES

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When our children were young, I often fixed this warm tuna melt sandwich recipe. They go well with chips and a salad for a quick lunch. -Carole Anhalt, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup diced cheddar cheese
1 can (6 ounces) tuna, drained and flaked
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
6 hamburger buns, split

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients; set aside. Spread butter over cut sides of buns. Spread tuna mixture on bun bottoms; replace tops. Wrap in foil. , Bake until the cheese is melted, 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 363 calories, Fat 23g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 629mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 15g protein.

TASTY TUNA MELTS

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Thanks to a dash of mustard, salsa and hot sauce, these warm tuna sandwiches are full of zip! "Slices of tomato and cheese round them out," says Shannon Phipps of Houston, Texas. "Sometimes I stir chopped pickle and hard-cooked eggs into the tuna mix for additional flavor."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 3 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 cans (6 ounces each) tuna, drained
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 tablespoon salsa
2 to 3 drops hot pepper sauce
1/8 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese
6 process American cheese slices
6 thin tomato slices
6 bread slices
2 to 4 tablespoons butter

Steps:

In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients; mix well. Place one cheese slice, two tomato slices and 1/3 cup tuna mixture on three slices of bread; top with remaining cheese slices and bread. In a large skillet or griddle, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Toast sandwiches until lightly browned on both sides, adding butter if necessary.

Nutrition Facts :

HOW TO MAKE A TUNA MELT

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This is dedicated to all those chefs who tell you to never, ever mix fish and cheese together; and yet there they are, at the diner at 2:00 in the morning. And you know what they eat? Tuna melts. And the reason they do is because it is delicious.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Seafood Fish Tuna

Time 25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 (6.5 ounce) jar oil-packed tuna, drained
1 tablespoon minced green onion
2 tablespoons finely diced celery
2 teaspoons capers, drained
1 teaspoon Asian chile paste (such as sambal oelek)
2 tablespoons mayonnaise, or more to taste
⅓ cup fresh mozzarella cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons softened butter, divided
2 thick slices French bread
¼ cup shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese, divided
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

Steps:

Place tuna into a mixing bowl and lightly break apart with a fork. Add green onion, celery, capers, chile paste, and mayonnaise. Pinch small pieces from mozzarella cheese into the tuna salad and stir to mix. Season with salt and black pepper; refrigerate tuna salad until needed.
Heat oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Spread butter generously on both sides of French bread slices.
Broil buttered bread until golden brown on top, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip bread slices and broil other side until toasted, 2 to 3 more minutes. Remove from oven and turn bread slices over on the baking sheet so the darkest sides are on the bottom.
Gently spread tuna salad onto bread slices using 2 forks. Press the salad onto the bread and spread tuna all the way to the edges of the bread. Spread shredded sharp Cheddar over each sandwich. Dust tops with cayenne pepper.
Place sandwiches under broiler and cook until cheese is melted and bubbling, 5 to 6 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 593.5 calories, Carbohydrate 22.9 g, Cholesterol 81.6 mg, Fat 39.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 36.4 g, SaturatedFat 16.4 g, Sodium 918.2 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

TUNA BUMSTEADS

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I remember these from my junior high school cafeteria, every Friday without fail! I still hate tuna but now I can at least make up for that with a substitution!

Provided by LAURIE

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) can tuna fish (or chicken or deviled ham)
1/2 lb cubed cheese, american or cheddar
3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped green peppers
2 tablespoons chopped onions
2 tablespoons chopped olives
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1/2 cup mayonnaise
8 hot dog buns

Steps:

Mix all together but the buns.
Split buns half way thru and fill evenly with mixture.
Wrap each in foil.
Bake at 325 for 20 minutes.

OLD FASHION HOT TUNA MELTS

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I grew up on these so do not know where my mom got the recipe, but my kids love them still and they are out of college....simple dinner when you are rushed and need something in a hurry...

Provided by CIndytc

Categories Tuna

Time 35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 (6 ounce) cans tuna in water, drained
10 1/2 ounces cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1/2 cup chopped celery
minced onion (optional)
8 hamburger buns
8 slices American cheese

Steps:

Mix all ingredients together but cheese and buns.
Place some mixture on a hamburg bun.
Place a slice of cheese on and put top on.
Wrap in foil wrap.
Put on a baking sheet.
Pre heat oven to 400 degees.
Put sandwiches in oven for 20 minutes.
Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 32.4, Sodium 824.8, Carbohydrate 25.7, Fiber 1, Sugar 3.4, Protein 19.4

BUNSTEADS, A.K.A. HOT TUNA MELTS

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An old recipe, from an old friend, Jayne ... these are very filling and cheesy-gooey. Great with a side-salad for a Saturday night, sit-in-front-of-the-TV-type meal!

Provided by Terrie Hoelscher @Blessed1

Categories Fish

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/4 pound(s) velveeta cheese, cut into tiny cubes
3 - hard boiled eggs, chopped
5 1/2 ounce(s) can of tuna
2 tablespoon(s) chopped bell pepper
2 tablespoon(s) chopped green olives
2 tablespoon(s) chopped bread and butter pickle
2 tablespoon(s) finely diced onion
1/2 cup(s) mayonnaise
6 - hot dog buns, white or wheat

Steps:

Preheat oven to 250° while mixing the filling.
Combine all ingreds [except hot dog buns!] in a bowl. Mix lightly.
Split buns, and fill them with the tuna mixture.
If you buy your hot dog buns in a box, return the filled buns to the box in which they came. OR, wrap each filled bun in aluminum foil. Wrap kind of loosely, so the filling doesn't stick to the foil. You can wrap them all in one huge piece of foil, if that's the way you prefer to do it.
Place boxed or foil-wrapped buns in the oven at 250°. Cook for about 30 minutes, until filling is hot, and the cheese is bubbly and melted. Serve right away, while hot.

Tips:

Use high-quality ingredients: Use fresh, ripe tomatoes, crusty bread, and sharp cheddar cheese. These ingredients will make a big difference in the overall flavor of the melt.
Don't overcrowd the pan: When cooking the melts, don't overcrowd the pan. This will prevent the melts from cooking evenly and will make them more likely to stick to the pan.
Cook the melts until the cheese is melted and bubbly: The melts are done cooking when the cheese is melted and bubbly. If the cheese is not melted all the way through, the melts will not be as gooey and delicious.
Serve the melts with your favorite toppings: Bunsteads are delicious on their own, but they can also be served with a variety of toppings, such as avocado, bacon, sour cream, or salsa. Choose toppings that you think will complement the flavors of the melt.

Conclusion:

Bunsteads, also known as hot tuna melts, are a delicious and easy-to-make meal. They are perfect for a quick lunch or dinner, and they can be customized to your liking. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a bunstead that is sure to satisfy your hunger. So next time you're looking for a quick and tasty meal, give bunsteads a try. You won't be disappointed.