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    Tuna Crescent Roll Braid | Easy Lunch Recipe

    Published: Jan 31, 2021 · Modified: Aug 18, 2021 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A delicious alternative to tuna fish sandwiches, a tuna fish filling is enrobed with crescent roll dough and baked until golden.

    This Tuna Crescent Roll Braid is a high protein lunch recipe made with canned tuna, hard boiled eggs, dill relish, and mayonnaise. It is like having a tuna melt wrapped in flaky, buttery, crescent roll dough.

    Kids and adults alike will love this beautifully braided wrapped sandwich that is sprinkled with cheese on the outside. It is delicious hot or cold and is a great idea for a portable lunch.

    Baked Tuna Crescent Roll Braid sprinkled with cheese and scallion greens with end piece cut on a parchment lined baking sheet.

    Quick And Easy Lunch Recipe

    Sometimesi coming up with a lunch idea can be difficult. We get stuck in the same old rut or sandwich meats and have a hard time figuring out what to make. This Tuna Crescent Roll is super easy to make and takes just a few ingredients for lovely end result presentation.

    With a lot of people working from home due to the pandemic, it might be a little easier to come up with different lunch recipes. This particular recipe reminded me of a tuna melt and I loved the flaky crescent dough wrapping. 

    baked tuna crescent roll braid with sesame seeds sprinkled on top

    What You Need To Make Tuna Crescent Roll Braid

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    Canned Tuna Fish, whenever I am making a recipe that calls for canned tuna fish, I always buy the chunk light tuna fish in water. 

    Mayonnaise, this is my go to brand.

    Hard Boiled Eggs add protein and you don't even know they are in the filling.

    Dill Pickle Relish, this is my go to brand.

    Crescent Roll Dough, bought in a can, I like to buy the sheets rather than the rolls with perforation. If you can't find the sheets, then buy the rolls and just pinch the perforations together.

    Tuxedo Sesame Seeds, these are a mixture of black and white sesame seeds.

    Cheese, I went with a smoked gouda for this recipe.

    Two pieces of tuna sandwich on a black plate.

    Tips and Substitutions

    • Be sure to drain the tuna well and flake it with a fork before adding the other ingredients.
    • I love to use this biscuit cutter for chopping hard boiled eggs. Its what my mom always used, and it is all I have ever used! A pastry blender works great as well.
    • Substitute puff pastry dough for the crescent roll dough.
    • Add a teaspoon of mayonnaise or sriracha to the tuna mixture for a boost of flavor.
    • When braiding the dough, be sure to fold the top and bottom over the pastry first, then braid, tucking the dough in a criss cross pattern.
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    Tuna Crescent Roll Braid

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A delicious alternative to tuna fish sandwiches, a tuna fish filling is enrobed with crescent roll dough and baked until golden.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 17 mins
    Course Fish Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4
    Calories 366 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 (5 ounce) can tuna fish
    • 2 large hard boiled eggs chopped
    • ¼ cup mayonnaise
    • ¼ cup scallions chopped
    • 2 tablespoon dill pickle relish
    • 1 can crescent roll sheet
    • 1 cup smoked gouda cheese shredded
    • 1 tablespoons sesame seeds

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 357 degrees. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the tuna fish, hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, scallions, and dill pickle.
      dill relish to be added to the tuna mixture.
    • Roll the crescent roll dough into 1 long rectangle. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Cut 1" thick and 4" wide strips down each side of crescent roll dough.
      crescent roll dough on parchment lined baking sheet.
    • Place the tuna filling down the center of the crescent roll dough. Fold strips across the dough to give the appearance of a braid. Bake 17 minutes, or until golden brown.
    • Remove from the oven and sprinkle with cheddar cheese and the green part of the scallion.

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    Tips and Substitutions

    • Be sure to drain the tuna well and flake it with a fork before adding the other ingredients.
    • I love to use this biscuit cutter for chopping hard boiled eggs. Its what my mom always used, and it is all I have ever used! A pastry blender works great as well.
    • Substitute puff pastry dough for the crescent roll dough.
    • Add a teaspoon of mayonnaise or sriracha to the tuna mixture for a boost of flavor.
    • When braiding the dough, be sure to fold the top and bottom over the pastry first, then braid, tucking the dough in a criss cross pattern.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 4gCalories: 366kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 19gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 167mgSodium: 690mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 547IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 452mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Tuna Crescent Braid, Tuna Crescent Roll
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Honeybunch Hunts is a website dedicated to sharing canning and dehydrating recipes, wild game recipes, fish, seafood, plant based recipes, and some DIY scattered in between. Written by Shelby Law Ruttan, is also author and owner of Grumpy’s Honeybunch, and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. Shelby has also authored two cookbooks, The One Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook.

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