Free Sandwich Recipes

I feel like sandwiches have been getting a bad reputation lately, along with a whole bunch of other foods that are good for you actually – like turkey fat! The problem arises when people turn to fast food chains to make their sandwiches for them instead. The fact is that the way the meal is prepared and the ingredients used – not the actual content of the meal – is where the major health problems arise. For instance, you might consider a salad to be healthy – indeed they are – but when you order a salad from McDonald’s with a classic Caesar dressing, there are actually more calories contained in that, than one of their horrible hamburgers. Don’t fool yourself by changing your menu option – start eating at home instead.

Today you’re going to make an incredibly tasty chicken sandwich – made with real bread, real chicken, and most importantly – made by you, not some factory that loads everything with enough poisons to kill a small animal.

You’re going to need:

- 2 wholemeal slices of bread (the kid with bits in it, stay away from white bread)
- 1 fillet of chicken breast
- 1 medium tomato
- 1/2 carrot, grated (not essential, but nice)
- 3 leaves of lettuce
- 1 small onion
- 2 tbsp of skimmed, white, cream cheese
- 3 green olives

Preparation:

Toast the bread on both sides, just a little, so that it retains it’s shape a little better. Slice the chicken as best as you can into thin strips, and fry on a low heat in olive oil until thoroughly cooked. Grilling is a healthier option, but if you’re using olive oil to fry it shouldn’t matter too much.

Wash the vegetables, then grate the carrot if it isn’t already, mince the onion, and slice the tomato. In a separate bowl, mince the olives with the cream cheese to make a healthy dressing.

That’s basically it – spread the dressing on the bread, then add all other ingredients, sandwich together – and enjoy!

Knowing how to prepare delicious recipes is a wise idea. Monte carlo sandwiches, grilled tuna and dill havarti sandwich and stuffed sandwich to go are 3 great recipes you can start with.

1. Monte Carlo Sandwiches

Ingredients:

- 8 slices whole wheat bread, dry or old
- 4 slices ham, cooked
- 4 slices turkey breast, cooked
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions:

- On each of four bread slices, place 1 slice each of ham, turkey and cheese.
- Cover with remaining slices of bread. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk and salt together.
- Dip each sandwich carefully into egg mixture, turning to dip each side.
- Fry in sprayed or oiled pan like you would French toast, making sure cheese is melted and meat is hot.
- May be put on sprayed cookie sheet; bake at 375 degrees, turning once.

2. Grilled Tuna and Dill Havarti Sandwich

Ingredients:

If you can’t find semolina bread (crusty Italian bread made with semolina flour), use an Italian or sandwich loaf.

- 1 (6 1/2 or 7 oz.) can solid white tuna, drained & flaked
- 3 tbsp. mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp. celery, diced
- 1 tbsp. parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp. red onion, diced
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 1 loaf (about 14 inches) semolina bread
- 1 c. shredded dill Havarti cheese
- 4 tbsp. butter or margarine, softened

Directions:

- In small bowl, combine tuna, mayonnaise, celery, parsley, onion and pepper until well blended.
- Cut bread on a sharp diagonal into eight 1/2 inch slices, each about 6 inches long. (Reserve any remaining bread for another use.)
- Layer each of 4 slices with 1/4 cup tuna mixture and 1/4 cup grated cheese.
- Spread each remaining slice lightly with about 1/2 tablespoon butter and place buttered side up on cheese.
- In large heavy skillet, cook sandwiches buttered side down over high heat until golden.
- Butter tops lightly; turn with a large spatula and cook other sides until golden.

Makes 4 sandwiches,

3. Stuffed Sandwich To Go

Ingredients:

- 1 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1/4 c. finely chopped green onion
- 1/4 c. finely chopped walnuts
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 loaf unsliced French Vienna 12″ x 5″ bread
- 1/4 lb. fresh spinach
- 1/2 lb. Swiss cheese
- 1/2 c. alfalfa sprouts Butter
- 3/4 lb. boiled ham, sliced thin Heavy duty foil, enough to wrap loaf.

Directions:

- Stir together cream cheese, walnuts, green onion and garlic. Set aside.
- With seraded knife, slice top off the bread. Cut down around loaf edge about 1/2″ from the side and bottom crust.
- With a fork pull out the interior bread.
- Butter the cavity and top slice, then line the cavity with ham so that slice overlaps sides.
- Top with half the spinach then half the Swiss cheese.
- Spread cream cheese mixture over Swiss cheese layer.
- Top with alfalfa sprouts, the remaining Swiss cheese and remaining spinach.
- Fold the ends of ham over spinach to cover top.
- Wrap bread in foil.
- Chill several hours.

Slice and serve.