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Simple Tuna Melt

Warm, open-faced tuna salad toasted on English muffins with a thick blanket of melted cheddar cheese. Toasting these muffins puts about 25 grams of pure carbs on your plate, so save this one for a day when the carb budget has some room.

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Simple Tuna Melt
25g
net carbs
25g
protein
21g
fat
380
kcal
The keto read
25g net carbs per serving

Warm, open-faced tuna salad toasted on English muffins with a thick blanket of melted cheddar cheese. Toasting these muffins puts about 25 grams of pure carbs on your plate, so save this one for a day when the carb budget has some room.

Ingredients

4 servings
Canned tuna in water, drained10 oz
Mayonnaise0.25 cup
Celery, finely diced1 stalk
English muffins, split2 each
Cheddar cheese4 slices

Method

1
Preheat your oven's broiler to high and line a baking sheet with foil.
2
Flake the drained tuna into a bowl using a fork.
3
Stir in the mayonnaise and finely diced celery, then season with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
4
Place the split English muffins on the baking sheet, cut-side up.
5
Divide the tuna mixture evenly among the four muffin halves.
6
Top each half with a slice of cheddar cheese and broil for 3 to 4 minutes until the cheese is completely melted and bubbly.
The keto read

Why this lands at 25g net carbs

The carb total here comes only from the small amount of lower-carb ingredients; there's no added sugar or starch. At 25g net carbs against 25g protein and 21g fat, it sits comfortably inside a ketogenic day for most people.

Common questions

Is Simple Tuna Melt keto?▾
Simple Tuna Melt has 25g net carbs per serving, on the higher side for strict keto but workable on a generous carb budget.
What are the macros for Simple Tuna Melt?▾
380 calories, 25g protein, 21g fat, and 25g net carbs per serving.

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