Hard Times Creamed Tuna

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 (5 ounce) can chunk light tuna in water, drained and flaked
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 slices bread, toasted, or to taste

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth to make a roux. Slowly stream milk into the mixture while whisking continually. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
2. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir tuna into the milk mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook until tuna is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Ladle tuna mixture over toasted bread to serve.