You are going to love this recipe! It should be award-winning. Anything to do with tomatoes in the warm months is a recipe to add to your list. It’s always fun when you can pull vegetables straight from the garden and use them in your meals! If you need to use up those summer tomatoes, now is your chance. Keto Tuna Melt Stuffed Tomatoes is one of those recipes you will never think you would want to try until you make them and fall in love. You might look at them, read it and think of tomatoes instead of bread? But, it is a guaranteed summertime hit as you sip lemonade in the backyard patio on a hot summer night. They hit the spot! It’s not heavy at all, and it fully satisfies your appetite. You are going to be eating them all spring and summer long!
For these easy and quick, low-carb stuffed tomato tuna melts, you will just swap out the bread for tomatoes and top it with tuna salad and melted cheese. Ah, just perfect for lunch. A great combo that you will for sure love every last bite. Whether you are working towards a weight loss goal or just trying to eat healthy, you will absolutely want to add these to your meal plan. A twist on the classic tuna melt, but it’s even better because you are cutting back on not just carbs but the added calories. You won’t believe how much better the cheese and Tuna are with the taste of the tomato instead of bread. You may never use bread with your Tuna Melt again! You can prep them ahead of time for lunch tomorrow and they are just as fresh!
While it’s best to eat them cold, you absolutely can eat them warm. It’s all about your preference. The same goes for the Tuna. If you are in the mood for chicken, you can always sub the Tuna for chicken salad or even egg salad. If you want to eat these warm you could even make them with ground turkey. They all work just as well with the tomato. If you want to even sub out the tomato you can too. You can make the Tuna Melt still without bread by using green or red pepper. This is just as good!
If you love these Keto Tuna Melt Stuffed Tomatoes and are looking for other quick and easy lunch ideas, you should try Avocado Boats and Lentil Salad, also featured here on From Gate to Plate. These are gluten-free, low carb, and bread-less alternatives for lunch!
These low-carb, gluten-free, and keto tuna melt stuffed tomatoes have all the tuna melt taste but without all the carbs. You aren’t going to miss the bread at all. It is such a delicious sandwich option.
Did you make it? Tell us just how it went in the comment section below. Let us know. Enjoy!
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Step 2: Wash and dry the tomatoes. Cut tops off of tomatoes and scoops out insides.
Step 3: In a bowl, add the cream cheese and beat until fluffy.
Step 4: Add the tuna and cucumbers/pickles and fold in gently.
Step 5: Sprinkle with salt and pepper and taste. Adjust to preference.
Step 6: Place tomatoes in a shallow baking dish.
Step 7: Gently fill tomatoes with tuna mixture.
Step 8: Top each tomato with equal amount of cheese.
Step 9: Bake for 18 minutes. Or until tomatoes appear soft.
Keto Tuna Melt Stuffed Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 3-4 large Tomatoes
- 2 cans Tuna, drained
- ½ cup diced cucumbers or pickles*
- 6 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- Optional- dried parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste*
- *omit salt if using pickles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Wash and dry the tomatoes. Cut tops off of tomatoes and scoops out insides.
- In a bowl, add the cream cheese and beat until fluffy.
- Add the tuna and cucumbers/pickles and fold in gently.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and taste. Adjust to preference.
- Place tomatoes in a shallow baking dish.
- Gently fill tomatoes with tuna mixture.
- Top each tomato with equal amount of cheese.
- Bake for 18 minutes. Or until tomatoes appear soft.
