Potato Bean Tuna Melt
Snack, Lunch, DinnerA little patience goes a long way. That can be said for this recipe as you will be glad you waited for your potatoes to bake slowly in the oven when you are layering your healthy toppings over them. This recipe offers plenty of carbohydrates to refuel and recover the body following exercise.Top Tips • Great fuel-up recipe • Source of fast-releasing carbohydrate which enables a speedy recovery following exercise• Excellent protein source from the tuna
Calories666kcal
Carbs60g
Protein35g
Fats32g
For Intensive Exercise, Exercise DayPerformance Benefits
Health Benefits
Expert Tips
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 2 Potato (scrubbed)
- 1 Onion (peeled and chopped)
- 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 160 g Tuna (1 tin of tuna, drained)
- 1 tine Baked beans
- 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 1 tbsp chives (chopped)
- 25 g Butter
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground pepper
- 50 g Cheddar cheese (grated)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Bake the potatoes in the hot oven until cooked through (about 50 minutes).
- While the potatoes are cooking, fry the onion in the olive oil in a medium saucepan. When beginning to soften, add the tuna.
- Heat the beans separately in a small saucepan, stirring regularly.
- In a small bowl, mix the yoghurt and chives and add in the tuna and onion mix.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven, put each on a plate and cut in half. Add butter, salt and pepper and mash through a little.
- Pour the hot beans over the 4 potato halves, then divide the tuna, chive, yoghurt and onion mix between them. Top with the grated cheese and tuck in!
Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 666kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 35gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 14.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3.9gMonounsaturated Fat: 10.8gTrans Fat: 0.72gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 1180mgPotassium: 1571mgFiber: 11.2gSugar: 12.2gVitamin A: 259ugVitamin C: 32.9mgCalcium: 314mgIron: 3.4mg
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