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Tuna Melt Recipe For Air Fryers

A delicious lunch straight from your air fryer.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time16 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 sandwiches
Calories: 648kcal

Ingredients

Tuna Salad Ingredients

  • 2 cans water-packed tuna (drained)
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise (no sugar added)
  • 1 tsp. dried dill
  • ¼ tsp. salt (plus more as needed, to taste)
  • ¼ cup finly diced red onion
  • ½ tsp. black pepper

Sandwich Ingredients

  • 8 slices whole-grain bread (no sugar added)
  • 4 tbsp. butter (½ tbsp. per slice of bread)
  • 8 slices sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat your air fryer to 400°F (200°C) for a few minutes, if it has a preheat function.

Tuna Salad Instructions

  • In a medium-sized bowl, combine the drained tuna, mayonnaise, dill, salt, red onion, and black pepper. Mix well until all the ingredients are well mixed.
    Pepper added to tuna salad ingredients in a glass mixing bowl.

Sandwich Instructions

  • Butter the outside sides of each piece of bread.
    Butter spread on two slices of bread.
  • Lay the first slice of bread in your air fryer basket, butter side down.
    A slice of bread laying in an air fryer basket.
  • Now lay down a cheese slice.
    A slice of cheese laying on a slice of bread in an air fryer basket.
  • Add a quarter of the tuna salad and spread it over the bread and cheese evenly.
    Tuna salad spread over cheese on top of a slice of bread in an air fryer basket.
  • Add a second slice of cheese over the tuna.
    A top layer of cheese added to a tuna melt in an air fryer basket.
  • Finally, put down the top bread slice, butter side up.
    The second piece of bread topping an air fryer tuna melt in the air fryer basket.
  • Air fry the tuna melt in the air fryer for 6 minutes total, flipping the sandwich every 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and golden brown. Keep an eye on them to prevent burning.
    Once cooked, carefully remove the tuna melts from the air fryer using tongs or a spatula. Allow them to cool slightly before serving. Cut in half and serve.
    An air fryer tuna melt cut in half and laying on a wooden surface.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 648kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 1130mg | Potassium: 365mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 986IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 515mg | Iron: 3mg