Tuna Melt Rice Cake Stack
- 11 min
- 1 serving
- Easy
Per serving, worked out from USDA data for each ingredient. Updated .
Ingredients
- 140 g drained Canned light tuna (4.9 oz drained)
- 35 g Nonfat Greek yogurt (2½ tbsp)
- 10 g Yellow mustard (⅔ tbsp)
- 0.3 g Black pepper (⅛ tsp)
- 36 g (4 small rice cakes) Plain rice cakes
- 60 g raw Tomato (2.1 oz raw)
- 40 g Cheddar, grated (1.4 oz)
Amounts are for 2 servings. Calories and macros above stay per serving, and amounts in the method are for 1 serving.
You'll need: Baking sheet, Parchment paper, Small bowl, Fork, Cutting board and knife.
Method
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Mix the tuna
Heat the broiler to high. Drain the tuna well and mash it in the bowl with the yogurt, mustard and pepper until creamy but still a little flaky.
Press the tuna against the can lid to squeeze out every drop of water. Wet tuna makes soggy rice cakes.
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Stack the rice cakes
Set the rice cakes on the lined baking sheet. Slice the tomato thinly and pat the slices dry. Spoon the tuna onto each rice cake, lay the tomato on top and finish with the cheddar.
Spread the tuna right to the edges. Bare rice cake edges burn under the broiler.
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Broil until bubbling
Slide the sheet under the broiler, about 15 cm (6 inches) from the heat. Broil for 2–3 minutes, until the cheddar is melted, bubbling and spotty brown. Let the stack cool for a minute before you pick it up.
Stay at the oven. Cheese goes from melted to burnt in under 30 seconds.
Common mistake
Assembling the stacks ahead of time. The rice cakes soak up moisture and go soft.
Storage
Eat straight away. The tuna mix keeps 2 days in the fridge on its own; broil fresh stacks when you want one.
Swaps
- Cheddar → MozzarellaMilder, and stretchier when it melts.
- Canned light tuna → Canned salmon, drainedRicher and higher in omega-3. Remove any bones and skin.