Breadless Tuna Melt in a Tomato
Wow, Tuna Melt… I could eat you every day. So delicious. So healthy. Low carb. High protein. Punch me in the face with flavor. Every single day.
Speaking of punching me in the face… My animals punch me in the face with cuteness every single day. Below is a common occurrence, but one not easily caught on film as the pile usually consists of me under the pig…
How cute is that? Lemur all sprawled out with her pig in a blanket. Cupcake and the cats get along swimmingly. Probably because the roles used to be reversed:
That’s me sitting in the yard with Azzy on my lap and baby Cupcake sitting on Azzy. Could it be any cuter?!
Breadless Tuna Melt in a Tomato
- 2 medium-large tomatoes
- 1 6oz. Can of Tuna in Water (no salt added)
- 2 Tbsp. Nonfat Greek Yogurt (I use Fage 0%)
- 1 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Basil
- 2 Tbsp Chopped Red Onion
- 2 Tbsp Diced Red Bell Pepper
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 slices of Pepper Jack Cheese
In a bowl, mix together tuna and yogurt with a fork until well blended. Add all remaining herb and vegetable ingredients and mix well with a fork.
Stuff the tuna mixture into the tomato cups. Use your fork to really press it in there and make it compact. You can round out the tops a bit as I have here.
Top each tomato with a slice of Pepper Jack Cheese and place on a baking pan or baking dish. I like to use a loaf pan, since it is small and deep.
Set in the oven on broil for 3 minutes or until cheese melts and gets a little bit brown on top.
Serve immediately with salad greens or a side of your choosing. These babies are soooooooo satisfying!
Eat.
- 2 medium-large tomatoes
- 1 6oz. Can of Tuna in Water (no salt added)
- 2 Tbsp. Nonfat Greek Yogurt (I use Fage 0%)
- 1 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Basil
- 2 Tbsp Chopped Red Onion
- 2 Tbsp Diced Red Bell Pepper
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 slices of Pepper Jack Cheese
- Slice off the top of each tomato and scoop out the insides using a knife and a spoon. You can discard the “guts” of the tomato, use it in another recipe, eat it as-is, or feed it to your pig. Set tomato cups aside.
- In a bowl, mix together tuna and yogurt with a fork until well blended. Add all remaining herb and vegetable ingredients and mix well with a fork.
- Stuff the tuna mixture into the tomato cups. Use your fork to really press it in there and make it compact.
- Top each tomato with a slice of Pepper Jack Cheese and place on a baking pan or baking dish. I like to use a loaf pan, since it is small and deep.
- Set in the oven on broil for 3 minutes or until cheese melts and gets a little bit brown on top.
- Serve immediately with salad greens or a side of your choosing.
Cupcake is very cute. Is your piglet still a baby? Now the title of your blog is all making sense. I also love the low carb option of the tuna melt. Take care, BAM
Cuppy is still my baby, but no, she’s full grown now. She’s 2 and she averages between 45-60 lbs (she has a large fluctuation between summer and winter). She’s the cutest piggy ever!
Oh my God. Those pictures of your pets together are the most adorable things i have ever seen (for today at least! I’m meant to be making an effort not to be so hyperbolic).
Haha, thank you
I wish I had taken a billion more pictures of Cupcake when she was a piglet. If only I’d had an iPhone back then! But I do love the pictures I’ve been able to catch of her with the other animals. The cat and pig piles are so cute and really show how well they all get along.
I am not a big bread eater, so this is a great idea! Loving your photos – ha! Have a Great Weekend!
I’m not a huge bread or pasta eater myself, so I’ve created a lot of ways to go around those ingredients. I had these again with a friend last night. They are SO filling and they really do taste wonderful
What a lovely recipe!
I tried this for lunch today, I used chopped avocado and skipped the cheese – they were yummy, thanks!
PS. I am going to try your pasta-less lasagne tonight too.
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Yes, avocado makes everything better, too! I just like to have an excuse to put pepper jack on anything I can
Ooh…love the tuna melt in a tomato. I haven’t had a tuna melt in years mostly because I totally believe the tuna melt requires a side of milkshake. Malted milkshake, diner style. But I could love this version for a healthy lunch. I can’t believe you have a pet pig. Is anything cuter or cooler than that?
What a wonderful blog! I recently became a pescetarian and love all your recipes. Your piggy and kitty is adorable, I would love to have one too. Thanks for all the beautiful pictures, will check back regularly.
Thanks for checking it out! I look forward to hearing from you in the future
I tried this on my grill today (I’m a huge an of grilled veggies) and it was awesome! Got the cheese all bubbly and the nice dark outside of the tomato. Totally into it.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s one of my favorites