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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Nov 6, 2018
Bake-Off® Contest 46, 2013
Peggy Burns
Seattle, Washington
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Turn ordinary tuna into extraordinary tuna sandwiches with new flavors and Pillsbury™ French bread.

Cilantro Tuna Melts

  • 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

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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