Low Carb Tuna Cheese Melt Recipe
Fancy a proper jacket spud but keeping those carbs in check? Our Tuna Cheese Melt swaps the spud for a meaty portobello mushroom - it's genius!
We've taken that classic tuna mayo filling, jazzed it up with celery and garlic, then topped it with melty cheese and a sprinkle of paprika or cayenne for extra oomph. It's like your favourite jacket potato filling found a new home!
Here's the brilliant bit: each portion delivers a solid 25g of protein and only 6g of carbs, with 2g of fibre. At 325 calories, it's a proper filling lunch that won't send your blood sugar through the roof.
Make extra filling to keep in the fridge - it's brilliant in a Heylo Low-Carb White Bread sandwich when you fancy a change. Because let's face it, meal prep should always work twice as hard!
Reckon this recipe's a winner? Share it with your lunch-loving mates, pin it for your next meal plan, or keep it handy for when those jacket potato cravings hit. Your future hungry self will be chuffed you did!
Low Carb Tuna Cheese Melt Recipe
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Author:
Heidi Normanton
Servings
2
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Calories
325
One of the best low-carb alternatives for a jacket potato - portobello mushrooms!
This classic tinned-fish jacket spud filling is great, but you can go with simple cheese and butter, switch up the cheese pretty much do whatever you like.
Make plenty of filling too - it keeps in the fridge for a few days and is great for a low carb sandwich made with Heylo's Low-Carb White Bread!
Ingredients
- 2tbsp mayonnaise or sour cream
- 1 – 2 celery stalks
- 1 can tuna in olive oil
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ garlic clove, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 portabello Mushrooms
- 100 g shredded cheese
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper or paprika powder
- 150 g leafy greens
- olive oil
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Mix the salad ingredients well.
Place the mushrooms on a baking sheet with . Spread the tuna mix on the mushrooms and sprinkle cheese on top.
Add some paprika powder or cayenne pepper.
Bake in oven until the cheese has turned a nice colour, about 15 minutes. Serve with some leafy greens drizzled with olive oil.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 Serving (1/2 of Recipe)
- per serving
- Calories
- 325
- Carbs
- 6 grams
- Sugar
- 2 grams
- Fat
- 24 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 8 grams
- Fibre
- 2 grams
- Protein
- 25 grams
- Sodium
- 450 milligrams