Baked Keto Tuna Melt Cups
When I first created this recipe years ago, I called it a keto tuna melt. But then I realized that this name may not be a fair representation of a low-carb version of a tuna sandwich with melted cheese. Because, though this recipe uses canned tuna, mayonnaise and celery like traditional tuna fish salad sandwiches do, this baked treat is much more than that. These are really baked tuna melt cups made in a muffin pan. Best of all: each serving has only 1 gram of carbs.
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 117kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 can tuna flaked
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 stalk celery finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- avocado oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and coat muffin tin with avocado oil spray.
- Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl. Then add the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, salt and pepper and whisk together. Fold in the remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Place mixture in greased muffin pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until cheesy tops are golden brown. Let cool and enjoy!
Notes
I use a muffin tin with shallow cups so I can get 12 servings out of this recipe. If you use a muffin pan with bigger openings, you might only get six or eight servings. So adjust the macros accordingly.
No muffin pan or cups? No problem. You can bake this in a glass dish or bread pan the way you might an egg loaf. You'll just have to be careful with how you cut the slices so the servings and macros are accurate.
Nutrition
Serving: 01 | Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 213IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 0.4mg