This creamy tuna stuffed bread is incredibly easy to make! It only has 7 ingredients and takes 30 minutes to bake in the oven. It's a very versatile recipe that you can make with other types of ingredients, such as ground beef or Portuguese chouriço.
This is one of those last-minute recipes that everyone loves to snack on! It's a recipe that looks great on any festive table, like these 3-Ingredient mini sausage rolls, Tuna Pâté, Pastéis de bacalhau (Salt cod fritters) or these delicious Beef croquettes.
One of the great advantages is that you won't have any trouble finding all the ingredients in your pantry. It's a bread stuffed with a creamy mixture full of flavors and simple ingredients!
If you want to give this recipe an even more homemade touch, you can make your own bread. This is an experience that I recommend to everyone who likes to cook and to those who are taking their first steps in the kitchen. Get your hands dirty, it's fun and easy!
If you like to get your hands dirty and make your own bread, check out this crispy and simple Homemade Bread, Easy yogurt flatbread (no yeast), Portuguese chouriço bread or this Rye Bread.
INGREDIENTS FOR TUNA STUFFED BREAD
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Bread - With a sharp knife cut off the top of the bread and remove the inside (reserve the bread crumb).
- Canned tuna - Tuna flaked with a fork. For the filling.
- Mayonnaise and grated cheese (Parmesan or mozzarella cheese) - Ingredients that add flavor and creaminess to the filling.
- Pepper, nutmeg and chopped coriander (or chopped parsley) - To season the filling.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE TUNA STUFFED BREAD
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
Step 2: Flake the tuna with a fork.
Step 3: In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, mayonnaise, grated cheese, pepper, nutmeg and the chopped coriander.
Step 4: With a sharp knife cut off the top of the bread and remove the inside (reserve the bread crumb). Place the tuna mixture inside the bread.
Step 5: Place the bread and the bread crumb on a baking dish or tray. Cover with the lid and bake for about 30 minutes.
Step 6: Turn off the oven and serve.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
- Stuffed bread
- Easy cheesy garlic bread
- Seafood bread soup with Portuguese cornbread
- Portuguese cornbread stuffed with chicken and chouriço
- Coriander and garlic bread
- Homemade pita bread with olive oil sauce
- Portuguese bread soup
Follow us on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST and YOUTUBE for more tasty recipes!
Tuna Stuffed Bread
This creamy tuna stuffed bread is incredibly easy to make! It only has 7 ingredients and takes 30 minutes to bake in the oven. It's a very versatile recipe that you can make with other types of ingredients, such as ground beef or Portuguese chouriço.
3.75 from 8 reviews
- 1 bread (about 500 grams (17 1/2 ounces))
- 300 grams (10 1/2 ounces) canned tuna
- 150 ml (2/3 cup) mayonnaise
- Pepper (to taste)
- Nutmeg (to taste)
- 150 grams (5 1/3 ounces) grated cheese (Parmesan or Mozzarella cheese)
- Coriander (to taste)
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
- Flake the tuna with a fork.
- In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, mayonnaise, grated cheese, pepper, nutmeg and the chopped coriander.
- With a sharp knife cut off the top of the bread and remove the inside (reserve the bread crumb). Place the tuna mixture inside the bread.
- Place the bread and the bread crumb on a baking dish or tray. Cover with the lid and bake for about 30 minutes.
- Turn off the oven and serve.
