Air Fryer Tuna Melt Bagel: A Delicious And Easy Recipe

For a proper comfort food lunch, just cook up our tuna melt bagel in the air fryer. Takes just minutes!

Oh these cheesy tuna melt bagels are just crazy delicious! Perfect quick weekend lunch or easy tea time recipe served with tomato soup for the kids.

Why You'll LOVE This Recipe 

Quick to prepare and cook - our tuna melt bagels take less than 15 minutes from start to sliding it onto your plate! Super easy to prepare and cook.

Totally delicious! - tuna cheese melts are just one of those easy, tasty comfort food recipes and so good topped with those crispy little hot dog onions!

Low cost - you'll only need a handful of low cost ingredients to make this tasty air fryer snack.

Air Fryer Tuna Melt Bagel Recipe 

Makes – 2

Prep Time – 5 minutes 

Cook Time – 8 minutes

Total Time – 13 minutes

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Equipment Needed

• Air fryer – we use a  Ninja Foodi Max Dual Zone Air Fryer - the 9.5 litre two drawer cooking space is BRILLIANT when you're cooking for a family. And it makes cooking meat, chicken or fish and potatoes at the same time super easy!

• Tongs – just makes it easier to lift the tuna melts from the air fryer basket. I'd definitely recommend you get yourself a set of silicone tongs if you do lots of air frying. They just make it so much easier to remove or flip food. Plus they don't scratch the air fryer non-stick coating.

• Food thermometer – I totally recommend getting yourself a food thermometer, especially for air frying, it really gives me peace of mind when cooking. I like to know that food is cooked to the right temperature.

• Tablespoon

• Teaspoon

• Small bowl

• Fork

• Cheese grater

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Air Fryer Tuna Melt Bagel Ingredients

You just need a handful of ingredients to make these delicious, easy tuna melt bagels in the air fryer

• 2 x 110g cans tuna

• 2 tablespoon mayonnaise

• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

• 1 teaspoon onion powder

• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

• 2 white bagels

• 200g Cheddar cheese grated

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How To Make A Tuna Melt Bagel In The Air Fryer 

You'll LOVE how quick and easy these air fryer tuna melts are to make

Step One - mix up the tuna topping

• Firstly mix up the tuna topping - add the tuna, mayo and seasonings to a bowl and mix well with a fork to combine. (you could just use this as a tuna salad sandwich filler)

• Then mix in a handful of the grated Cheddar cheese.

Step Two - spread the tuna topping onto the bagels

• Then split open the bagels and load the tuna mixture onto the bread. Pressing it down with the fork into the bagel.

Step Three - place a sheet of tin foil in air fryer basket

• Place a sheet of tin foil onto the cooking grill so no bits of melted cheese drop down - this just helps make for a quicker clean-up.

Step Four - add the grated cheese

• Then place the tuna bagels into the air fryer basket. Top with the grated cheese and press it into the tuna mixture. This will help stop it from flying off as it cooks.

Step Five - air fry the tuna melt bagels

• Air fry at 180C for around 5-8 minutes or until the bagel and toppings are cooked through properly and toasted to your liking.

Step Six - remove the tuna melt sandwich bagels from the air fryer

• Remove from the air fryer using tongs.

Step Seven - serve

• Then serve with your favourite side dishes. We like these topped with thinly sliced red onion.

What To Serve With A Tuna Melt 

These tasty air fryer tuna melty cheese bagels go great with...

• Ranch coleslaw
• Tomato and cucumber salad
• Carrot fries
• A quick salad - simply toss avocado, celery and tomato slices in a your favourie salad dressing - or whip up a quick one using Dijon mustard, lemon juice and olive oil.

Recipe Tips And Variations

Make spicy tuna mayo - add a kick of heat to your tuna mayo and sprinkle in some chilli powder, red pepper flakes or add a dash of hot sauce to the mayo before you mix it into the tuna.

Switch the cheese - you can swap out the Cheddar cheese for any cheese you like - try mozzarella, provolone or some of the British regional cheese like Red Leicester or Crumbly Lancashire (one of our faves!)

Switch the bagels - you can switch the bagels for any bread or rolls you like. Try sourdough bread, muffins or French bread.

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