Tim and I are huge, just Huge fans of tuna sandwiches. When we go for hikes, we always pack some tuna to take with us and when we don’t we are miserable the whole way back, talking about Panera bread and their tuna sandwich.

This is our staple sandwich that I make pretty much on a weekly basis, especially now that it’s so hot out and I don’t cook as much at home. This sandwich is almost an exact copy of Panera Bread tuna sandwich, or at least we think so.

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Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 Bread Slices
- 12 oz Canned Tuna
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1/2 Purple Onion
- 4 Lettuce Leaves
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients for the recipe.
- Combine together tuna with mayonnaise and Dijon mustard. Break pieces of the tuna into small pieces.
- Place sliced onion pieces on one of the sides of the bread. Top the onions with tomato slices.
- Top it off with the tuna mixture, cover with lettuce leave and a bread slice.
- Slice sandwich in half and serve it right away.
Nutrition Facts
Panera Bread Inspired Tuna Sandwich
Amount Per Serving
Calories 207
Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Cholesterol 34mg11%
Sodium 449mg19%
Potassium 270mg8%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 20g40%
Vitamin A 1825IU37%
Vitamin C 5.4mg7%
Calcium 65mg7%
Iron 2.6mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Love tuna salad sandwiches! Too bad my husband doesn't share the same opinion, but he's missing out. Most times I use mashed avacado instead of mayo, it's still nice and creamy and much better for you! 🙂
Oh, thank you so much for this idea. I don't care for mayo so this will be great replacement.
Any recommendations if planning to take this sandwich to work for lunch? I would imagine the tuna would make the bread soggy.
I would recommend packing tuna seperate from bread and just put it together at work. That's what I always do.
Made this for lunch today. I've always just added mayo. Love the addition of dijon.
Yum!! I want this sandwich for lunch. I am so glad you guys enjoyed it 🙂
Hello. Just for clarification... As I understand right I need to use 24 oz of canned tuna. (on a pictures it seems like each can contains up to 6 oz, but showed only two cans. It is just for clarification.I am planning to make tuna salad, but I want to be sure...
You are right, it is 12 oz for this recipe.
12 oz is what I used.... It was delicious... Thank you for the recipe.
I made with 12 oz tuna salad and it was delicious for our dinner as well as for our lunch on the next day.
Oh yum! I get you about the tuna thing, great stuff!! Thanks for sharing 😉