Recipes: Rockin' Tuna Melt & Lord of the Onion Rings

Rockin' Tuna Melt


2 slices light bread (40-45 calories each w/ abt 2g fiber per slice)-->I used multigrain 10-grain bread by Oroweat
2 oz canned tuna packed in water, drained and flaked
1 tbsp fat-free mayonnaise
1 tbsp chopped carrots
1 tsp Hellmann's Dijonnaise
1 slice fat-free American cheese
2 slices tomato
salt and black pepper, to taste

To make tuna salad, combine tuna, mayo, Dijonnaise and carrots in a small bowl.  Add salt and pepper to taste. (I omitted the salt in this recipe, as too much of it makes my feet/ankles swell up.)

Toast bread slices and then place them on a nonstick baking pan.  (I forgot to toast them, and my bread was a bit soggy at the end.  Still yummy though!! So, DON'T FORGET TO TOAST!!)  Pile all of the tuna salad onto one slice of bread.  Place tomato on the other slice of bread and cover with cheese.

Place pan in the oven or toaster oven and broil until cheese has melted.

Place the cheese-topped bread slice on top of the tuna-topped slice.  Cut sandwich in half and enjoy.

Makes 1 serving.

Note: I just doubled the recipe and used the whole can so that way I'll have my dinner for tomorrow.  And this recipe was YUMMY!!

Weight Watcher's Points: 5

Per serving (1 sandwich): 212 calories, 2.5g fat, 929mg sodium, 27g carbs, 6g fiber, 7g sugar, 24g protein

Lord of the Onion Rings


1 large onion
1/2 cup Fiber One bran cereal (original)
1/4 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute
Dash of salt (I omitted this.)
Optional: additional salt, black pepper, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, etc.  (For mine, I used cumin powder, garlic powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper.)

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.

Cut the ends off of the onion, and remove the outer layer.  Cut onion into 1/2-inch-wide slices, and separate into rings.

Using a blender or food processor, grind Fiber One to a bread-crumb like consistency.  Pour Fiber One "breadcrumbs" into a small dish and mix in salt, and any optional spices you like.

Next, fill a small bowl (just large enough for onion rings to fit in) w/ egg substitute.  One by one, coat each ring first in egg and then in the "breadcrumbs" (give each ring a shake after the egg bath).

Evenly place rings on a baking dish sprayed w/ nonstick spray.  Cook for 20-25 minutes, flipping rings over about halfway through.

Makes 1 humongous serving

Notes: These were DELICIOUS!  And this is coming from the girl who LOVES Sonic's onion rings.  Who loves onion rings period.  I didn't use all of the egg though, so I might just do a bit less than 1/4 cup next time.  But then again, I didn't use the whole onion either, as I only had room for so many rings on the pan. :)

Weight Watcher's Points: 4

Per serving (entire recipe): 153 calories, 1g fat, 379mg sodium, 41g carbs, 16g fiber, 7g sugar, 9g protein